Friday 18 March 2011 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:519:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach sāyāhna on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 18:076:07 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 25:31 01:311:31 AM Sat | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 24:10 00:1012:10 AM Sat | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:018:01 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:557:55 PM | 21:199:19 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |