Tuesday 12 January 2027 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:5912:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:003:00 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
07:567:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:003:00 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 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 | 15:003:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:4411:44 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:289:28 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:003:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:016:01 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:016:01 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:306:30 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 09:529:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:529:52 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:529:52 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:503:50 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:386:38 AM+1 | 32:218:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |