Wednesday 22 April 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 16:064:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:492:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1510:15 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 14:492:49 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 10:1510:15 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:357:35 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:492:49 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:087:08 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 27:043:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |