Friday 31 January 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:313:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:432:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 24 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 14:432:43 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 23:1611:16 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:3010:30 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:432:43 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:187:18 AM | 08:548:54 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:119:11 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:534:53 PM | 18:296:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:574:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |