Sunday 23 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 05:575:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:124:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:142:14 PM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Mon | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 14:142:14 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:594:59 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:254:25 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:447:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:585:58 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:046:04 PM | 19:447:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:367:36 PM | 21:089:08 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:447:44 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:447:44 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:447:44 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |