Monday 11 December 2023 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:254:25+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1410:14 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+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 | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:1410:14 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:586:58 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:534:53 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:463:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:142:14 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4011:40 PM | 25:151:15+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |