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Wednesday 8 April 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:189:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:108:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:537:53 AM–09:279:27 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:317:31 PM–19:547:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:317:31 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:549:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1711:17 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:416:41 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Kāla09:549:54 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Śubha11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Cara16:194:19 PM–17:555:55 PMneutral
Lābha17:555:55 PM–19:317:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:317:31 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Śubha20:558:55 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Amṛta22:1910:19 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Cara23:4211:42 PM–25:061:06 AM+1neutral
Roga25:061:06 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:292:29 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:533:53 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Udvega29:175:17 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise19:317:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:108:10 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:562:56 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:428:42 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:108:10 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:317:31 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42 AM+1–25:301:30 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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:108:10 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:562:56 PMHasta
YogaDhruva23:4011:40 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara08:428:42 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 464
Day length
12 h 50 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:326:32 PM
Moonset
30:046:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:537:53 AM09:279:27 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:574:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:574:57 PM19:317:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:317:31 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:317:31 PM19:547:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:317:31 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1711:17 PM24:5212:52 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42 AM+125:301:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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