Tuesday 9 November 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:123:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:133:13 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 28 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
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06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | past sunrise | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:29 00:2912:29 AM Wed | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:133:13 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:045:04 AM+1 | 30:426:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |