Tuesday 1 July 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5412:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3911:39 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 32 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38+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 | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 17:215:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:57 01:571:57 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3911:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:215:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 20:098:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:098:09 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:098:09 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:098:09 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |