Tuesday 8 October 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:2111:21 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 21:349:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:5310:53 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 14:232:23 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3310:33 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:507:50 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:412:41 PM | 16:114:11 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0810:08 PM | 22:5710:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4611:46 PM | 25:171:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |