Monday 17 March 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:494:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 54 of 144 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:186:18 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 16:494:49 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Tue | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:396:39 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:186:18 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:428:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:321:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:468:46 PM | 22:1310:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |