Thursday 21 April 1921 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:491:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1912:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 45 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā boundary
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19 AM+1
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 Caturdaśī | 12:1912:19 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:447:44 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 16:534:53 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1912:19 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 07:007:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:469:46 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:043:04 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:353:35 PM | 17:095:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 26:352:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |