Friday 31 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:016:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:135:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:001:00 PM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+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 | 17:135:13 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Sat | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 13:001:00 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 17:135:13 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:181:18 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:268:26 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 | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:505:50+1 AM | 31:277:27+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |