Friday 26 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:583:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2512:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 10 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2512:25 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 12:2512:25 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:0811:08 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Sat | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2512:25 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:094:09+1 AM | 29:365:36+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |