Tuesday 16 April 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:025:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:026:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:578:57 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 08:578:57 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Wed | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:355:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 17:595:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:591:59 AM+1 | 27:413:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |