Tuesday 23 January 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:476:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:249:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 78 of 78 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:321:32 PM
The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 16 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 21:249:24 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:287:28 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 20:218:21 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:048:04 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:081:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:523:52 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:495:49 PM | 20:408:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:408:40 PM | 21:589:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:408:40 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:408:40 PM | 21:389:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:314:31 AM+1 | 30:196:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |