Monday 6 March 1989 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5312:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:342:34 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 59° 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 18:356:35 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 15:043:04 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:342:34 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:141:14 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:302:30 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 26:232:23+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |