Tuesday 23 May 2023 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:209:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:544:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
04:544:54 AM to 28:544:54+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 | 22:5810:58 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 10:3910:39 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:462:46 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:0610:06 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:154:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 04:544:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:544:54 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5211:52 PM | 25:381:38+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |