Thursday 23 January 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:1911:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 23:4811:48 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:5110:51 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3011:30 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:309:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:579:57 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:172:17 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:317:31 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |