Saturday 23 April 2005 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:117:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:566:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:326:32 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 06:566:56 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:2911:29 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:326:32 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:566:56 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:425:42 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 09:049:04 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:416:41 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:584:58 AM+1 | 30:326:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |