Sunday 2 October 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0312:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 143 of 143 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0312:03 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:2311:23 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 12:0312:03 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Mon | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 14:282:28 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:0312:03 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:456:45 AM | 08:308:30 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:221:22 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:443:44 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |