Monday 28 July 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:2212:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5512:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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
06:346:34 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 12:5512:55 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:109:10 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 07:257:25 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:5512:55 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:396:39 PM | 20:208:20 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 29:195:19+1 AM | 30:576:57+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |