Monday 8 September 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 146 of 146 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:266:26 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:026:02 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 | 10:4810:48 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:266:26 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:292:29 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:4810:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:112:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:139:13 PM | 22:3710:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |