Tuesday 8 September 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3810:38 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 22:3010:30 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Wed | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 12:4012:40 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3810:38 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:2810:28 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |