Tuesday 29 September 1908 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5011:50 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 23:0711:07 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:377:37 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5110:51 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:556:55 AM | 08:368:36 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:039:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:416:41 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3710:37 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |