Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:152:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 169 of 169 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:105:10 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 | 16:194:19 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:1111:11 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 21:349:34 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:194:19 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:515:51 AM | 07:387:38 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:008:00 PM | 21:469:46 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |