Saturday 7 April 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:199:19 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+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 | 11:5911:59 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:199:19 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 19:227:22 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5911:59 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:035:03 PM | 18:326:32 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:541:54+1 AM | 27:233:23+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |