Friday 27 January 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4711:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasanta Pañcamī boundary
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 17 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 11:4711:47 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 16:484:48 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 11:2811:28 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4711:47 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:148:14 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 29:055:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |