Tuesday 10 September 2002 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:009:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 21:009:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 12:4212:42 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:395:39 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3310:33 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:423:42 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:596:59 AM | 08:258:25 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:167:16 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3010:30 PM | 23:1511:15 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:014:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |