Tuesday 22 March 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:1212:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:132:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 146 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:132:13 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:047:04+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturdaśī | 14:132:13 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 15:193:19 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | past sunrise | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:132:13 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:148:14 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2111:21 PM | 25:081:08+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |