Wednesday 8 September 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:234:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:163:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 41 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 27:16 03:163:16 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 09:349:34 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:286:28 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:473:47 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:008:00 AM | 09:349:34 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |