Wednesday 16 September 1925 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:236:23+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3712:37 PM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:317:31 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 12:3712:37 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:355:35 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:166:16 AM | 08:028:02 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:524:52 PM | 18:386:38 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11+1 AM | 29:555:55+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |