Monday 27 September 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:151:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0910:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0910:09 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 10:0910:09 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 17:415:41 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:034:03 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0910:09 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:429:42 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:422:42 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |