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Thursday 16 April 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 09:249:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:387:38 PM–19:597:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:387:38 PM–20:438:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:208:20 PM–22:0310:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:316:31 AM–08:108:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:489:48 AM–11:2611:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0010:00 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:5310:53 AM–11:4611:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:214:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM–17:005:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha06:316:31 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Roga08:108:10 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Udvega09:489:48 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Cara11:2611:26 AM–13:041:04 PMneutral
Lābha13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Kāla16:214:21 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid
Śubha17:595:59 PM–19:387:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:387:38 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Cara20:598:59 PM–22:2110:21 PMneutral
Roga22:2110:21 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:041:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:041:04+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:473:47+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:085:08+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise19:387:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:2612:26+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:311:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:214:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:387:38 PM–21:059:05 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:214:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:059:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī10:5610:56 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā29:48 05:485:48 AM FriMūla
YogaVarīyān24:26 00:2612:26 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaBālava10:5610:56 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:30 06:306:30 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 454
Day length
13 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:4311:43 PM
Moonset
09:249:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0010:00 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5310:53 AM11:4611:46 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:084:08 PM17:005:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:387:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:387:38 PM21:059:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:387:38 PM19:597:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:387:38 PM20:438:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:208:20 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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