Thursday 4 May 2023 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:209:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:159:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:068:06 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 09 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:564:56 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 | 21:159:15 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 19:057:05 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:068:06 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:229:22 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:564:56 AM | 06:356:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:092:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:352:35 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:182:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |