Tuesday 15 July 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:434:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:218:21 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 20 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 08:218:21 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 15:363:36 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:023:02 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:174:17 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:208:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:208:20 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:208:20 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:208:20 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |