Tuesday 22 June 2004 · Jilin, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:1311:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:523:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5712:57 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 15 h 27 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
03:523:52 AM to 27:523:52 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 | Śukla Caturthī | 12:5712:57 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 22:2110:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 20:428:42 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:5712:57 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:183:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:013:01 AM | 03:523:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:523:52 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:586:58 AM | 07:597:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:2110:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |