Monday 8 September 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:311:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:489:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 152 of 152 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 09:489:48 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Tue | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:291:29 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:489:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:111:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:271:27 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:138:13 PM | 21:379:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |