Monday 19 January 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:599:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2911:29 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 21:599:59 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 27:36 03:363:36 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:162:16 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2911:29 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:332:33 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |