Tuesday 16 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:463:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10+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 | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 18:076:07 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Indra | 13:011:01 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:073:07 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:447:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:447:44 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:447:44 AM | 08:358:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:261:26 PM | 15:003:00 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:1111:11 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |