Tuesday 23 January 2001 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:4710:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:241:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+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 | 13:241:24 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:2811:28 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 12:2112:21 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:241:24 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:318:31 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |