Tuesday 5 August 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:319:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:039:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 49 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 09:039:03 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 14:192:19 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 09:409:40 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:039:03 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:007:00 AM | 08:388:38 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:381:38 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 | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:048:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:048:04 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:048:04 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:048:04 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0711:07 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |