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Monday 15 May 2017 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM–21:029:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–13:011:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:381:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:252:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:462:46 PM–16:324:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:174:17 PM–17:145:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Cara14:462:46 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–18:176:17 PMgood
Amṛta18:176:17 PM–20:028:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:028:02 PM–21:179:17 PMneutral
Roga21:179:17 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Lābha23:4611:46 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:152:15+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Cara28:444:44+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 19:317:31 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:4512:45+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:3911:39 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:56 03:563:56 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya19:317:31 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava11:3911:39 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 423
Day length
14 h 03 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:4811:48 PM
Moonset
09:209:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:381:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:252:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:174:17 PM17:145:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:145:14 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:028:02 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:028:02 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:028:02 PM21:029:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:2212:22+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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