Tuesday 16 November 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:131:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 22 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 10:0810:08 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:417:41 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0810:08 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:054:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:054:05 PM | 18:036:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:054:05 PM | 16:354:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:054:05 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:447:44 PM | 21:119:11 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:579:57 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |