Monday 31 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:321:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:153:15+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:212:21 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 48° above N. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 27:15 03:153:15 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Tue | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Tue | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:212:21 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |