Friday 26 April 2002 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:259:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:259:25 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
05:025:02 AM to 29:015:01+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 | 09:259:25 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:088:08 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:329:32 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:259:25 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:387:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:565:56 AM | 07:217:21 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:387:38 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:387:38 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09+1 AM | 26:362:36+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |