Tuesday 27 September 1938 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:488:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:079:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:528:52 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 21:079:07 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:528:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:198:19 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 21:569:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4410:44 PM | 23:3211:32 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |