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Wednesday 9 April 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 22:1910:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:067:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1310:13 AM–11:3911:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:327:32 PM–19:557:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:327:32 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:168:16 AM–09:539:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:522:52+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Śubha11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Cara16:194:19 PM–17:565:56 PMneutral
Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:327:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:327:32 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Śubha20:568:56 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Amṛta22:1910:19 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Cara23:4211:42 PM–25:051:05+1 AMneutral
Roga25:051:05+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:292:29+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:523:52+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Udvega29:155:15+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise19:327:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:067:06 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 18:406:40 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:418:41 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:067:06 PM
Bavauntil 29:355:35+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AM

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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:067:06 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā12:2212:22 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān18:406:40 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija08:418:41 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 100
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:298:29 AM
Moonset
23:4811:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1310:13 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:327:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:327:32 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:327:32 PM19:557:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:327:32 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:522:52+1 AM28:204:20+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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