Monday 14 September 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:579:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 150 of 150 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 28 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 18:196:19 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Tue | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:3210:32 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:098:09 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:542:54 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:266:26 PM | 19:517:51 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |