Wednesday 8 July 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:488:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:558:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 44 of 76 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 27 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56+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 | 20:558:55 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:10 02:102:10 AM Thu | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:359:35 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:558:55 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:429:42 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:357:35 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 26:102:10+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |