Tuesday 19 March 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1412:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5612:56 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 18:026:02 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:522:52 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5612:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3311:33 PM | 25:081:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |