Tuesday 19 December 1944 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:093:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:401:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:168:16 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 13:401:40 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:233:23 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 08:168:16 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:401:40 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:127:12 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3610:36 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:234:23 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |