Saturday 8 March 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:332:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5410:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5410:54 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:5112:51 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50+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 | 10:5410:54 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:4811:48 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:185:18 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 10:5410:54 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:397:39 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:039:03 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:295:29 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:151:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27+1 AM | 30:526:52+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |