Tuesday 19 March 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:496:49+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:515:51 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM
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 | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:4210:42 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 18:176:17 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:515:51 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:239:23 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:354:35 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 25:241:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:475:47+1 AM | 31:347:34+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |