Monday 19 April 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:559:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:396:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:148:14 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 18:396:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 18:496:49 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 10:5010:50 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:148:14 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:573:57 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:094:09 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5711:57 PM | 25:251:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |