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Tuesday 26 April 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 16:334:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:116:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:544:54 PM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:167:16 AM–09:019:01 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3512:35 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:114:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:508:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:409:40 AM–11:2111:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:244:24 PM–18:066:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5911:59 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:301:30+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga06:186:18 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Udvega07:597:59 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Cara09:409:40 AM–11:2111:21 AMneutral
Lābha11:2111:21 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Amṛta13:021:02 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–18:066:06 PMgood
Roga18:066:06 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:477:47 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Udvega22:2410:24 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:021:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:021:02+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMgood
Cara26:212:21+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMneutral
Roga27:393:39+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:584:58+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:116:11 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:544:54 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:126:12 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:116:11 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3512:35 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:244:24 PM–18:066:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:119:11 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AM

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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:066:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:119:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:116:11 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:544:54 PMMūla
YogaParigha18:126:12 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava18:116:11 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 039
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:3011:30 PM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM09:019:01 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:409:40 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:055:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:114:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:244:24 PM18:066:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:055:05 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:119:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:508:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5911:59 PM24:4112:41+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:301:30+1 AM27:133:13+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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