Tuesday 3 December 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 08:548:54 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:434:43 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:252:25 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:548:54 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:239:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:2910:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |