Sunday 2 January 2011 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:584:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:474:47 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 16:394:39 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:368:36 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:494:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:477:47 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:154:15 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 26:302:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |