Tuesday 30 March 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:551:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54 AM+1
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 | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Wed | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:0112:01 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 14:252:25 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:211:21 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:289:28 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:036:03 AM+1 | 31:467:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |