Monday 19 January 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:5110:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:597:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 111 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:299:29 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 05 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 19:597:59 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:36 01:361:36 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:1612:16 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:299:29 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:002:00 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:362:36 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:159:15 PM | 22:4210:42 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |