Tuesday 14 January 1986 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:2811:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5310:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:158:15 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 23 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+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 | 10:5310:53 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 14:222:22 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 08:158:15 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5310:53 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:019:01 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:007:00+1 AM | 32:398:39+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |