Monday 25 January 1971 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:265:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 37 of 92 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:134:13 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 21:239:23 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:396:39 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:134:13 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:018:01 AM | 09:309:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:153:15 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:564:56 PM | 18:256:25 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:404:40 AM+1 | 30:076:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |