Saturday 5 May 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:567:56 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 11:5311:53 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:567:56 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:204:20 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5311:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:086:08 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:587:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:142:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:159:15 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |