Tuesday 16 July 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:462:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:093:09+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:534:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 33 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
04:534:53 AM to 28:544:54+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 | 27:09 03:093:09 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | past sunrise | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:4210:42 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:023:02 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:534:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:534:53 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:161:16 PM | 14:562:56 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:468:46 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3710:37 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |