Tuesday 30 May 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:3311:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1312:13+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4811:48 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 29 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 23:3711:37 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:371:37 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4811:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:059:05 PM | 22:4610:46 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4110:41 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |