Tuesday 9 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0712:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0111:01 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 48 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:554:55 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 24:07 00:0712:07 AM Wed | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:0111:01 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 14:342:34 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1011:10 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:154:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:553:55 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:427:42 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:135:13 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50 AM+1 | 29:365:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |