Thursday 21 May 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:364:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:334:33 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 11 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 20:088:08 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Fri | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:334:33 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3910:39 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 20:068:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:068:06 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:068:06 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:068:06 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |