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Wednesday 1 January 2003 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:413:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:381:38 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 341° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AM
  • Amṛta kāla08:338:33 AM–10:0310:03 AM
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:252:25 PM
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AM
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:211:21 PM
  • Varjya24:2412:24 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Amṛta20:348:34 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Cara22:2110:21 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0812:08 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:541:54 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:494:49 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:1911:19 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:382:38 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:38 01:381:38 AM ThuAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:494:49 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa11:1911:19 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:382:38 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 175
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:516:51 AM+1
Moonset
15:323:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:205:20 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:147:14 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kāla08:338:33 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:129:12 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:5410:54 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa13:061:06 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:461:46 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:043:04 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:015:01 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya24:2412:24 AM+125:561:56 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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