Tuesday 17 August 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1512:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:445:44 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:205:20+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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 05:445:44 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 26:12 02:122:12 AM Wed | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4011:40 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:433:43 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4311:43 PM | 25:191:19+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |