Saturday 20 December 2014 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4611:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 20 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3912:39 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 23:4611:46 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 12:4212:42 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Sun | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3912:39 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:267:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:425:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:425:42 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:425:42 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:425:42 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:006:00 PM | 19:317:31 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:063:06 AM+1 | 28:384:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |