Tuesday 6 January 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:295:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:481:48 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+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 | 19:467:46 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:481:48 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:2711:27 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:467:46 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0311:03 PM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:135:13+1 AM | 30:596:59+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |