Tuesday 9 August 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:372:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:262:26 PM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 16:334:33 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 14:262:26 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 27:16 03:163:16 AM Wed | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:334:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:296:29 AM | 08:158:15 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3611:36 PM | 25:201:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |