Saturday 6 June 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:327:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:558:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 38 of 76 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:495:49 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 20:558:55 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 07:407:40 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 10:5110:51 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:118:11 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:495:49 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:495:49 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:471:47 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3110:31 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |