Friday 13 August 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:087:08+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 163 of 163 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:096:09 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:235:23+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 06:096:09 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 11:4411:44 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:106:10 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:23 05:235:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:434:43 PM | 18:296:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:183:18+1 AM | 29:045:04+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |