Tuesday 14 September 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:526:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:158:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:158:15 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+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 | 08:158:15 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 18:186:18 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 17:075:07 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:158:15 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 26:172:17+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |