Thursday 12 May 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:403:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:265:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:265:26 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 58 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 17:265:26 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Fri | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:2910:29 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:265:26 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:178:17 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 16:134:13 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:164:16 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |