Thursday 20 August 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:445:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:545:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:461:46 PM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 19:587:58 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 13:461:46 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:465:46 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:231:23 PM | 15:023:02 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:144:14 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |