Tuesday 4 July 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:414:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:501:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:101:10 PM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 59 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 25:50 01:501:50 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 13:101:10 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:292:29 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:123:12 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:101:10 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:454:45 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:298:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:298:29 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:298:29 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:298:29 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |