Tuesday 15 December 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:011:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0112:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 22 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 12:0112:01 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:1511:15 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:11 00:1112:11 AM Wed | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0112:01 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:031:03 PM | 14:372:37 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3410:34 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:083:08 AM+1 | 28:414:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |