Tuesday 23 July 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:582:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 149 of 149 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:231:23 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 14:582:58 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:037:03 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:231:23 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:582:58 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:473:47 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:223:22+1 AM | 29:015:01+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |