Sunday 5 December 1976 · Luanda, Angola
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:262:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:032:03 PM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 16:594:59 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 20:458:45 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 14:032:03 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:594:59 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 09:059:05 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:354:35 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:527:52 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |