Sunday 2 October 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3312:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 141 of 141 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3312:33 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 12:3312:33 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Mon | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 14:582:58 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:3312:33 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:157:15 AM | 09:009:00 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |