Tuesday 13 May 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:3812:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:255:25 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:504:50 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 | 23:4511:45 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 05:255:25 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 25:01 01:011:01 AM Wed | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:1612:16 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:463:46 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:307:30 AM | 08:248:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:268:26 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |