Tuesday 26 September 2006 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:0410:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 23:5511:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:468:46 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 10:3010:30 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0311:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3712:37 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:251:25 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:532:53 PM | 16:384:38 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 27:073:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |