Tuesday 1 April 1941 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:5112:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:223:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:223:22 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:226:22 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 15:223:22 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:1411:14 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 19:577:57 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:223:22 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:328:32 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |