Tuesday 10 October 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:131:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4910:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5611:56 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 22:4910:49 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 20:468:46 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:069:06 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5611:56 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:336:33 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |