Friday 26 April 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5510:55 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 10:5510:55 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 21:389:38 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:0211:02 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5510:55 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:267:26 AM | 08:518:51 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:573:57 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:392:39 AM+1 | 28:064:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |