Saturday 17 September 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:141:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:489:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 148 of 148 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 09:489:48 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 12:1412:14 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Sun | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:489:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:387:38 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:595:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36 AM+1 | 28:024:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |