Tuesday 26 September 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:043:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:554:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:554:55 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41+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 | 16:554:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:45 03:453:45 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:554:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:537:53 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3110:31 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 | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:141:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:226:22 PM | 20:078:07 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3210:32 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |