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Tuesday 27 August 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:109:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:295:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:207:20 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 165° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 165° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:248:24 PM–21:499:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5611:56 AM–13:211:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:3011:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMavoid
Udvega07:187:18 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–10:2210:22 AMneutral
Lābha10:2210:22 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Roga16:304:30 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:307:30 PMavoid
Lābha19:307:30 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Śubha22:2610:26 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Cara25:221:22+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMneutral
Roga26:502:50+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:184:18+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 17:295:29 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 08:258:25 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:207:20 AM
Vaṇijauntil 17:295:29 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī17:295:29 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa08:258:25 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚobhana12:2112:21 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara07:207:20 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 857
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
17:095:09 PM
Moonset
29:245:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM09:029:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:211:21 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:248:24 PM21:499:49 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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