Thursday 26 October 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:568:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:457:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 84 of 84 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali boundaryKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above N. Day length 13 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 19:457:45 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:3512:35 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 08:388:38 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:188:18 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:216:21 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:456:45 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:308:30 PM | 22:0510:05 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:006:00 AM+1 | 31:357:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |