Monday 21 September 1987 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:093:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:524:52+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0910:09 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+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 | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 10:0910:09 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 20:568:56 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:034:03 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:169:16 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:004:00 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:205:20+1 AM | 31:047:04+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |