Friday 1 August 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:332:33+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:511:51 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Sat | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:52 01:521:52 AM Sat | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:511:51 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:401:40 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:181:18 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:014:01 PM | 17:365:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1710:17 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |