Monday 27 July 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 19:117:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 04 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+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 | 20:418:41 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 16:534:53 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Tue | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:527:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:284:28 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:329:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:129:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 26:362:36+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |