Tuesday 11 August 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 173 of 173 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
04:334:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
04:334:33 AM to 28:344:34 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:288:28 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 17:185:18 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:471:47 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:163:16 AM | 04:334:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:163:16 AM | 03:543:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:353:35 AM | 04:334:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:334:33 AM | 07:257:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:257:25 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 17:095:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:195:19 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:112:11 AM+1 | 27:393:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |