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Tuesday 8 March 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2111:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:324:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:103:10 PM–16:384:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5011:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:193:19+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga06:256:25 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Cara09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Śubha15:103:10 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Roga16:384:38 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:066:06 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Lābha19:387:38 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Udvega21:109:10 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1512:15+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMneutral
Roga27:193:19+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:256:25 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:348:34 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 21:369:36 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:442:44 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:348:34 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 19:027:02 PM
Nāgauntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:103:10 PM–16:384:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+1 AM

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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:384:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:348:34 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā21:369:36 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddha14:442:44 PMSādhya
KaraṇaŚakuni08:348:34 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 990
Day length
11 h 41 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:275:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:324:32 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:103:10 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:193:19+1 AM28:444:44+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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