Thursday 23 April 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:432:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04+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 | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 28:28 04:284:28 AM Fri | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 11:4411:44 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:062:06 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:054:05 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:504:50 PM | 18:236:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09+1 AM | 27:423:42+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |