Saturday 4 January 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0711:07 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 21:399:39 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 11:0711:07 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:551:55 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:547:54 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:441:44 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:184:18 AM+1 | 29:475:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |