Tuesday 22 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:308:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:398:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17+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 | 20:398:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 17:175:17 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Wed | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:378:37 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:402:40 PM | 16:314:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:314:31 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:314:31 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:314:31 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:219:21 PM | 22:5810:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:2511:25 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:067:06+1 AM | 32:438:43+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |