Thursday 21 April 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:474:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:217:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23+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 | 07:217:21 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:462:46 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:217:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:104:10 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |