Tuesday 12 October 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1412:14 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
05:405:40 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 | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 16:344:34 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 12:1412:14 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3412:34 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:405:40 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 | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:1511:15 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 26:222:22+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |