Tuesday 10 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 17:225:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:003:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:003:00 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:165:16+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 | 15:003:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Wed | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:49 01:491:49 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:003:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:078:07 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:543:54 PM | 17:255:25 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |