Friday 11 July 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:338:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1510:15 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+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 | 20:338:33 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 20:488:48 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 12:5812:58 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:1510:15 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:266:26 AM | 07:527:52 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:033:03 PM | 16:294:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:227:22 PM | 20:488:48 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:165:16+1 AM | 30:416:41+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |