Tuesday 26 August 1941 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 19:207:20 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 11:5711:57 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 18:056:05 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:328:32 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:206:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:358:35 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:247:24 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:214:21 AM+1 | 29:515:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |