Wednesday 11 March 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 13:191:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5011:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21+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 | 11:5011:50 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:039:03 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 19:527:52 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5011:50 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:366:36 PM | 20:118:11 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:084:08+1 AM | 29:445:44+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |