Tuesday 12 April 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:533:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:533:53 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 15:533:53 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 28:01 04:014:01 AM Wed | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Wed | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:533:53 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 17:535:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:287:28 PM | 21:119:11 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 26:192:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |