Tuesday 16 November 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:132:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0811:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 13 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 41 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 11:0811:08 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:418:41 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:0811:08 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:291:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1712:17 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:142:14 PM | 16:104:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:104:10 PM | 18:046:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:104:10 PM | 16:384:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:104:10 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:1110:11 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:549:54 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |