Wednesday 20 July 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:0211:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 54 of 171 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:159:15 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 19:237:23 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:11 01:111:11 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:159:15 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:253:25 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |