Sunday 10 March 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:341:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0012:00 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 40 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 24:00 00:0012:00 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:3310:33 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 22:4110:41 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4512:45 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:054:05 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 17:405:40 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 19:057:05 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:502:50 AM+1 | 28:234:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |