Thursday 17 July 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:528:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5010:50 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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
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06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 10:5010:50 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:51 01:511:51 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Fri | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5010:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4710:47 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:304:30 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:198:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:198:19 PM | 21:379:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:198:19 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:198:19 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:348:34 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |