Friday 5 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:047:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 73 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:386:38 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 61° 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+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 | 18:196:19 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:1911:19 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:396:39 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:386:38 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3310:33 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:3110:31 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |