Friday 20 May 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:239:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 79 of 79 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:484:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3510:35 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 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
04:484:48 AM to 28:474:47+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 | 23:4211:42 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 15:283:28 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 23:2011:20 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:3510:35 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:484:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:484:48 AM | 07:377:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:355:35 AM | 07:237:23 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:377:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |