Tuesday 2 May 1939 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:399:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 70 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 20:008:00 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:328:32 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 12:2012:20 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:478:47 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 15:553:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4011:40 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:012:01 AM+1 | 27:353:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |