Tuesday 29 September 1908 · Erbil, Iraq
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:0110:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:097:09 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:2310:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:276:27 AM | 08:088:08 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:324:32 PM | 18:136:13 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3910:39 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:545:54 AM+1 | 31:337:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |