Friday 3 November 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:124:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4110:41 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+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 | 13:471:47 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:29 03:293:29 AM Sat | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:4110:41 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:471:47 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:538:53 PM | 22:2110:21 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:171:17+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |