Tuesday 28 April 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5312:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:305:30+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 09:399:39 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 08:448:44 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:152:15 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:436:43 AM | 08:118:11 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:482:48 PM | 16:174:17 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:061:06+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |