Tuesday 8 November 1988 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:391:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:153:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 53 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
07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 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 | 15:153:15 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:297:29 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Wed | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 15:153:15 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 15:133:13 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3510:35 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:321:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |