Tuesday 19 September 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:081:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 145 of 145 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5311:53 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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 30:006:00+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 | 11:5311:53 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 23:0111:01 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 12:4412:44 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:5311:53 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:167:16 AM | 08:508:50 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:434:43 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |