Tuesday 31 March 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:075:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:211:21 PM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 32 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:515:51 AM+1
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 | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Wed | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 13:211:21 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:421:42 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:594:59 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:486:48 AM | 08:268:26 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:3010:30 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |