Tuesday 19 May 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:494:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:371:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 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 | 25:37 01:371:37 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 20:428:42 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:198:19 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:103:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:436:43 AM | 08:098:09 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:101:10 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 20:098:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:098:09 PM | 21:249:24 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 | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |