Sunday 18 October 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:403:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39+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 | 27:40 03:403:40 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:457:45 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:116:11 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:282:28 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:014:01 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:365:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:105:10 PM | 18:576:57 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55+1 AM | 29:435:43+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |