Saturday 25 July 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:478:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:106:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 07 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 18:106:10 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 18:016:01 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 09:319:31 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:247:24 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:351:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:148:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:148:14 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:148:14 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:148:14 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 26:232:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |