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April 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 25 April 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 00:0712:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3510:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:205:20 AM–07:017:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:418:41 AM–10:2210:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 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

Śubha05:205:20 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Roga07:017:01 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Udvega08:418:41 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Cara10:2210:22 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Kāla15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Śubha17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:456:45 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Cara20:048:04 PM–21:249:24 PMneutral
Roga21:249:24 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:211:21 AM+1good
Udvega25:211:21 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:402:40 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Amṛta27:593:59 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19 AM+1

05:205:20 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:559:55 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 23:3111:31 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3510:35 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:3510:35 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:559:55 PMMūla
YogaParigha23:3111:31 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava11:1611:16 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:19 05:195:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 279
Day length
13 h 25 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:2010:20 PM
Moonset
07:527:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:205:20 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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