Tuesday 3 December 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:372:37 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 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
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07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 14:372:37 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 22:0010:00 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:186:18 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:372:37 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:348:34 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:141:14 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:282:28 PM | 16:204:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:204:20 PM | 18:176:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:204:20 PM | 16:494:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:204:20 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:197:19 PM | 21:069:06 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |