Tuesday 13 December 2016 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:293:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+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 | 11:4611:46 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 24:11 00:1112:11 AM Wed | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 07:257:25 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4611:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:204:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:105:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:229:22 PM | 22:4710:47 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07+1 AM | 30:326:32+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |