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Saturday 11 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:035:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:065:06 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:035:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:362:36 PM–16:134:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:035:03 AM–06:486:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:595:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:595:59 AM–06:556:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:328:32 AM–10:1610:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:451:45 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:035:03 AM–06:486:48 AMavoid
Śubha06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AMgood
Roga08:328:32 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Udvega10:1610:16 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Cara12:0112:01 PM–13:451:45 PMneutral
Lābha13:451:45 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Kāla17:145:14 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:596:59 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Śubha21:309:30 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Amṛta22:4510:45 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Cara24:0012:00+1 AM–25:161:16+1 AMneutral
Roga25:161:16+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:312:31+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:473:47+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02+1 AM

05:035:03 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:514:51 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 05:065:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 16:514:51 PM
Bavauntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:328:32 AM–10:1610:16 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1610:16 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:514:51 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:41 00:4112:41 AM SunPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti22:2910:29 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija05:065:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:02 05:025:02 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 295
Day length
13 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:138:13 AM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM05:035:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:035:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:035:03 AM07:507:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:035:03 AM06:486:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:035:03 AM05:595:59 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:595:59 AM06:556:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:507:50 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:328:32 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:362:36 PM16:134:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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