Wednesday 7 March 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:076:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:533:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 132 of 140 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:541:54 PM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 38 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 15:533:53 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:157:15 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:541:54 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:533:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:219:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:038:03 AM | 09:339:33 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:015:01 PM | 18:316:31 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:024:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |