Tuesday 6 May 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:393:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:355:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:204:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:355:35 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 35 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
04:204:20 AM to 28:184:18 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 | 05:355:35 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 26:58 02:582:58 AM Wed | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 11:2311:23 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:355:35 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:043:04 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:043:04 AM | 03:423:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:233:23 AM | 04:204:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:204:20 AM | 07:157:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:157:15 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 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 | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:556:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:044:04 PM | 17:495:49 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:556:55 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:556:55 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:556:55 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |