Sunday 17 August 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3010:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 593 of 1440 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+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 | 10:3010:30 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 17:365:36 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 15:503:50 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3010:30 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:198:19 AM | 09:449:44 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:245:24 PM | 18:146:14 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:305:30 PM | 19:047:04 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:3210:32 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 25:141:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:365:36+1 AM | 31:017:01+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |