Tuesday 6 November 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:4710:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:279:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 37 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 21:279:27 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:556:55 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 18:556:55 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0510:05 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:152:15 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1710:17 PM | 23:1011:10 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 26:012:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |