Tuesday 3 November 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:294:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4412:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0410:04 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 39 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+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 | 12:4412:44 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Wed | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:0410:04 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:4412:44 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:199:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:029:02 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |