Wednesday 7 September 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:175:17 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:4911:49 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 09:379:37 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:534:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:436:43 AM | 08:268:26 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:416:41 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:415:41 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |