Wednesday 3 December 1997 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:204:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:123:12+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+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 | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:4310:43 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:379:37 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:483:48 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55+1 AM | 29:295:29+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |