Monday 16 December 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2110:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2110:21 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 10:2110:21 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 20:048:04 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 18:316:31 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:2110:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1611:16 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:571:57 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:402:40 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:334:33 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:346:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:135:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:182:18 AM+1 | 28:044:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |