Thursday 7 April 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:342:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 11:1711:17 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:299:29 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:303:30 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:278:27 PM | 21:599:59 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 | 29:375:37 AM+1 | 31:097:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |