Sunday 25 January 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:386:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:099:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 15 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09+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 | 09:099:09 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Mon | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Mon | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 09:099:09 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:222:22 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:245:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:024:02 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:245:24 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:245:24 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:245:24 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1711:17 PM | 25:041:04+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |