Thursday 27 November 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:523:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 00 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 13:041:04 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:319:31 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:536:53 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:041:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:122:12 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:296:29 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 27:273:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |