Friday 18 September 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 05:045:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:133:13 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:197:19 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:523:52 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:001:00 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:541:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |