Tuesday 11 August 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 156 of 156 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 01 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:288:28 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 17:185:18 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:471:47 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:195:19 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:112:11+1 AM | 27:393:39+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |