Tuesday 16 December 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:461:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5710:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM
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 | 10:5710:57 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 07:517:51 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 28:06 04:064:06 AM Wed | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5710:57 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:102:10 PM | 15:533:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:533:53 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:533:53 PM | 16:244:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:533:53 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:487:48 PM | 21:189:18 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:0511:05 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:464:46+1 AM | 30:166:16+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |