Tuesday 21 May 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0012:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:102:10+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:031:03 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 26:10 02:102:10 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:493:49 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 21:549:54 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:031:03 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:155:15+1 AM | 31:027:02+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |