Tuesday 9 May 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3110:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:155:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 44 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
05:155:15 AM to 29:135:13+1 AM
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 | 10:3110:31 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:3011:30 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3110:31 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:155:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:155:15 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:128:12 AM | 09:479:47 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:421:42 PM | 15:163:16 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 18:086:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |