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February 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 February 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:039:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:039:03 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:219:21 PM–22:4510:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5712:57 PM–14:212:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Śubha10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Cara15:233:23 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Śubha19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PMgood
Amṛta21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:263:26+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Udvega28:564:56+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 09:039:03 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 29:175:17+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:279:27 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 30:276:27+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 11:4711:47 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 09:039:03 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 19:117:11 PM
Nāgauntil 29:175:17+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  12. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  13. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī09:039:03 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:279:27 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān11:4711:47 AMParigha
KaraṇaŚakuni09:039:03 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 606
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:465:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:212:21 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM22:4510:45 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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