Friday 15 August 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:118:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 162 of 162 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 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 Tṛtīyā | 08:348:34 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 07:147:14 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:4810:48 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:348:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:361:36 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 19:137:13 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:463:46 AM+1 | 29:295:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |