Thursday 6 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:017:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:555:55+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:336:33 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:311:31 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 12 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11+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 | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 23:0111:01 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 19:127:12 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:336:33 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:182:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:071:07 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08+1 AM | 25:561:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:575:57+1 AM | 31:307:30+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |