Thursday 21 April 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:474:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:217:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:155:15 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
05:155:15 AM to 29:135:13+1 AM
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 | 07:217:21 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | past sunrise | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:462:46 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:217:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:155:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:155:15 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:155:15 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |