Monday 15 October 1973 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1312:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:489:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 18 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 21:489:48 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 10:3010:30 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 23:3811:38 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0111:01 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:168:16 AM | 09:459:45 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:282:28 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 26:532:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:525:52 AM+1 | 31:217:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |