Tuesday 26 March 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:512:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:551:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 13:551:55 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 08:128:12 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 16:264:26 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:551:55 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:597:59 AM | 08:488:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2910:29 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 26:072:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |