Monday 28 August 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2512:25 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:487:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:012:01 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 43° above N. Day length 11 h 07 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
07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47 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 | 24:25 00:2512:25 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:27 03:273:27 AM Tue | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:012:01 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:47 07:477:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:316:31 AM | 07:487:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:487:48 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0110:01 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:441:44 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:184:18 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 18:556:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:556:55 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:556:55 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:556:55 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |