Tuesday 16 April 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 02:192:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0811:08 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:454:45 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 | 23:0711:07 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 15:383:38 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 11:0811:08 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:4112:41 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:443:44 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:206:20 AM | 07:467:46 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:307:30 AM | 08:248:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:438:43 PM | 22:1010:10 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3010:30 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |