Thursday 12 July 1923 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:503:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:154:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:524:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5712:57 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 24 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
04:524:52 AM to 28:534:53 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:5712:57 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:074:07 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:553:55 AM | 04:524:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:524:52 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:524:52 AM | 06:406:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:293:29 AM+1 | 29:085:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |