Saturday 10 July 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:315:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:043:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 17:165:16 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:4310:43 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:214:21 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:556:55 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:228:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:228:22 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:228:22 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:228:22 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 26:282:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |