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Wednesday 25 May 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:465:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:206:20+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:066:06 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:243:24 PM–16:214:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:108:10 PM–20:298:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:108:10 PM–21:089:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:348:34 PM–22:1510:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2610:26 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:1411:14 AM–13:011:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:301:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:011:01 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Amṛta07:407:40 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Śubha11:1411:14 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Roga13:011:01 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Udvega14:492:49 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Cara16:364:36 PM–18:236:23 PMneutral
Lābha18:236:23 PM–20:108:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Śubha21:239:23 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Amṛta22:3610:36 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Cara23:4811:48 PM–25:011:01+1 AMneutral
Roga25:011:01+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:142:14+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Udvega28:404:40+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:108:10 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:381:38+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:066:06 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:011:01 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 20:108:10 PM–21:289:28 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 14 h 17 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 21:289:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:38 01:381:38 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubha23:5511:55 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava18:066:06 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 068
Day length
14 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:0611:06 PM
Moonset
08:448:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM17:195:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:243:24 PM16:214:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:195:19 PM20:108:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:108:10 PM21:289:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:108:10 PM20:298:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:108:10 PM21:089:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:348:34 PM22:1510:15 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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