Monday 18 March 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:4312:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:442:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:442:44 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 14:442:44 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Tue | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:4710:47 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:442:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:013:01 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:047:04 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |