Friday 23 April 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:192:19 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:021:02 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 26:19 02:192:19 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 16:324:32 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 23:1511:15 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:021:02 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:327:32 AM | 09:209:20 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:447:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:447:44 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:447:44 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:447:44 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5110:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |