Tuesday 8 July 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:154:15+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:504:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:555:55 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 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
04:504:50 AM to 28:504:50+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 | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 05:555:55 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Wed | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:033:03 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:504:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:504:50 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 21:119:11 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3710:37 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |