Tuesday 27 March 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:175:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 07:587:58 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Wed | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 07:527:52 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:587:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:349:34 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:211:21 PM | 15:093:09 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:194:19 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 26:012:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |