Thursday 20 August 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:141:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:241:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 25:24 01:241:24 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 15:283:28 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 09:169:16 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:161:16 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0110:01 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:524:52 AM+1 | 30:326:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |