Tuesday 26 March 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:253:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 148 of 148 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:429:42 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
07:007:00 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 15:253:25 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 09:429:42 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:565:56 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:253:25 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:485:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:434:43 PM | 18:166:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:032:03 AM+1 | 27:373:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |