Tuesday 30 May 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:3311:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1312:13+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4811:48 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 51 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27+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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 23:3711:37 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:371:37 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4811:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:231:23 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 | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:276:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:329:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:059:05 PM | 22:4610:46 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |