Tuesday 11 December 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:208:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 38 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 22:5210:52 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:593:59 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 25:09 01:091:09 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:349:34 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:498:49 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:523:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:523:52 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:523:52 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:523:52 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:318:31 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0110:01 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |