Friday 29 July 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:242:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:041:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 17 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:556:55 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 02 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 06:556:55 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:123:12 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:491:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:266:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:235:23 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:346:34 PM | 20:078:07 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:119:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |