Tuesday 26 October 2010 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5711:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3511:35 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 23:5711:57 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 16:054:05 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:3511:35 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:0012:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:299:29 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:028:02 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:262:26 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:469:46 PM | 23:2411:24 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |