Friday 2 February 1973 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:4110:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0412:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0412:04 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 12:0412:04 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:074:07 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:549:54 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:0412:04 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:149:14 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:208:20 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:266:26 AM+1 | 32:078:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |