Thursday 21 January 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 17:595:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:504:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 08 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1
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 | 16:504:50 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:417:41 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:5312:53 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:504:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:541:54 PM | 15:283:28 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |