Tuesday 5 September 2017 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4111:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 153 of 153 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2411:24 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+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 | 11:4111:41 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 11:2411:24 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:56 00:5612:56 AM Wed | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4111:41 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:382:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:248:24 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:354:35+1 AM | 30:136:13+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |