Sunday 20 August 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:101:10 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 25:10 01:101:10 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 16:224:22 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:4810:48 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:222:22 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:494:49 PM | 17:425:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:554:55 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:224:22 AM+1 | 29:525:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |