Thursday 3 September 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:544:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:566:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 154 of 154 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:252:25 PM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 18:566:56 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 21:479:47 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 14:252:25 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:566:56 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:386:38 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:297:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:297:29 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:297:29 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:297:29 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:375:37 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |