Tuesday 2 February 1954 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:309:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:597:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33+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 | 19:597:59 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 23:0911:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Wed | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:498:49 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:467:46 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:326:32 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:552:55+1 AM | 28:254:25+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |