Friday 31 January 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:013:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:132:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1
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 | 14:132:13 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 22:4610:46 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:0010:00 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:132:13 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:486:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:234:23 PM | 17:595:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:502:50 AM+1 | 28:274:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |