Tuesday 26 August 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5312:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:251:25 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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 | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 14:132:13 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:251:25 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:152:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:188:18 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12+1 AM | 29:475:47+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |