Friday 24 October 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:142:14+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 6 of 85 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:493:49 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 64° above N. Day length 13 h 21 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23+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 | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:3911:39 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 23:2511:25 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:493:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:23 05:235:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:319:31 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:136:13 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |