Tuesday 16 February 1960 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:391:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5712:57 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 19 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:436:43 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:47 03:473:47 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 10:1710:17 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:201:20 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:499:49 PM | 23:2411:24 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3210:32 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |