Monday 16 May 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:505:50 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:263:26 PM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:263:26 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | past sunrise | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:374:37 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:237:23 AM | 09:119:11 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:152:15 AM+1 | 28:034:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |