Wednesday 6 February 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:067:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:277:27 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM
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 | 07:277:27 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Thu | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:087:08 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:277:27 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:319:31 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |