Tuesday 12 March 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:3712:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:337:33 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 27:03 03:033:03 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 07:337:33 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 18:236:23 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:491:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:255:25 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:242:24 AM+1 | 28:114:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |