Tuesday 2 January 1979 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2311:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+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 | 11:2311:23 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 13:001:00 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Wed | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2311:23 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:079:07 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1111:11 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:304:30+1 AM | 29:585:58+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |