Thursday 13 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:133:13+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:3512:35 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44+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 | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 28:19 04:194:19 AM Fri | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:219:21 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:373:37 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:318:31 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:193:19 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:026:02 PM | 19:377:37 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |