Tuesday 7 September 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:482:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:213:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 152 of 152 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0410:04 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 42 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM
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 | 15:213:21 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:0410:04 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 19:427:42 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:213:21 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2712:27 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 | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4011:40 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:573:57+1 AM | 29:395:39+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |