Tuesday 15 September 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:379:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1510:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1510:15 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 10:1510:15 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 17:515:51 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 14:502:50 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1510:15 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:094:09 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:497:49 AM | 08:398:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5611:56 PM | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |