Tuesday 15 May 1973 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:484:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 80 of 80 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:355:35 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 02 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
05:005:00 AM to 28:594:59 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 | past sunrise | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | past sunrise | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 22:0510:05 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:355:35 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:403:40 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:403:40 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:004:00 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:448:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:359:35 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |