Sunday 23 May 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:097:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:595:59 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 19:097:09 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | past sunrise | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:258:25 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 05:595:59 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:156:15 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:226:22 PM | 20:088:08 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:426:42 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:265:26 AM+1 | 31:137:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |