Tuesday 10 May 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:521:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 55 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 11:3011:30 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 21:529:52 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:1910:19 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3011:30 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:067:06 AM | 08:378:37 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:551:55 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |