Sunday 17 April 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:472:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0011:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2010:20 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 11:0011:00 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 14:512:51 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:2010:20 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0011:00 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:359:35 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 18:006:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:535:53 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:006:00 PM | 19:387:38 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:176:17 AM+1 | 31:417:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |