Tuesday 16 April 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:026:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:027:02 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 09:579:57 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Wed | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:356:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:227:22 AM | 09:059:05 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:414:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |