Thursday 30 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:027:02 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 36 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 07:027:02 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:244:24 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:596:59 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:027:02 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:385:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |