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Thursday 11 April 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:166:16 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:514:51 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:162:16 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:385:38 AM–07:157:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:203:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:073:07 PM–15:583:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha05:385:38 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Roga07:157:15 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–12:0612:06 PMneutral
Lābha12:0612:06 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Kāla15:203:20 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:346:34 PM–19:577:57 PMgood
Cara19:577:57 PM–21:199:19 PMneutral
Roga21:199:19 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0512:05 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Udvega25:281:28 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:512:51 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Amṛta28:144:14 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:514:51 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 19:347:34 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:515:51 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:203:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:203:20 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:514:51 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān19:347:34 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija17:515:51 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 265
Day length
12 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:477:47 AM
Moonset
21:539:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:157:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:073:07 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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