Thursday 7 April 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:003:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:041:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:479:47 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 33 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 09:479:47 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 19:597:59 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:002:00 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:576:57 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:074:07 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |