Tuesday 18 January 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:569:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1011:10 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 21:569:56 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:502:50 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1011:10 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:492:49 PM | 16:184:18 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4311:43 PM | 25:121:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |