Sunday 28 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 PM.
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
12:1712:17 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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 30:516:51+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 | 23:5911:59 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 21:489:48 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:0910:09 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1712:17 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:005:00 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:415:41+1 AM | 31:157:15+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |