Tuesday 5 July 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
03:533:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 15 h 42 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
03:533:53 AM to 27:543:54 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 | 10:3410:34 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 21:439:43 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 23:0011:00 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3410:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:472:47 AM | 03:533:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:472:47 AM | 03:203:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:033:03 AM | 03:533:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:533:53 AM | 07:027:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:027:02 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:027:02 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:385:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:277:27 PM | 20:588:58 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |