Tuesday 8 September 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:109:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:009:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:089:08 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 21:009:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Wed | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:1011:10 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:089:08 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 20:588:58 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3610:36 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4110:41 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |