Tuesday 27 December 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:306:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:378:37+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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 31:137:13+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Wed | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śūla | 07:387:38 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:367:36 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:179:17 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |