Monday 20 March 2023 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:265:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:182:18+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:513:51 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 26:18 02:182:18 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 20:098:09 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 16:504:50 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:513:51 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:411:41 PM | 15:073:07 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:581:58+1 AM | 27:253:25+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |