Tuesday 4 May 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:534:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1812:18 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:096:09 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 12:1812:18 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śiva | 25:31 01:311:31 AM Wed | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:453:45 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:149:14 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |