Wednesday 28 November 1973 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 06:346:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:209:20 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:577:57 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | Śukla Caturthī | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:4511:45 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:577:57 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:277:27 AM | 09:159:15 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:196:19 PM | 20:078:07 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |