Sunday 21 April 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2711:27 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:077:07 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:235:23 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 | 11:2711:27 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:077:07 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:223:22 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2711:27 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:23 05:235:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 15:413:41 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:564:56 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:426:42 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5010:50 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |