Thursday 14 January 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:595:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:128:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateYama Tarpaṇa boundary
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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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07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 08:128:12 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:53 01:531:53 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:296:29 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:128:12 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:479:47 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:318:31 PM | 22:1810:18 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |