Monday 17 April 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:0512:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5011:50 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 23:4111:41 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:51 01:511:51 AM Tue | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:376:37 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:5011:50 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:477:47 PM | 21:249:24 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |