Friday 22 October 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2012:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0012:00 PM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 03 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 12:2012:20 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:0012:00 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:411:41 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:2012:20 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:406:40 AM | 08:058:05 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:027:02 PM | 20:268:26 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:283:28+1 AM | 28:534:53+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |