Tuesday 26 August 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2311:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5511:55 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 09 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 23:2311:23 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Wed | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:4312:43 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5511:55 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:135:13 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |