Tuesday 24 February 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:549:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 11:3011:30 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 15:323:32 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:3011:30 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:032:03 PM | 15:463:46 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:522:52 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:443:44 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:504:50 PM | 18:286:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:078:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:078:07 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:078:07 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:078:07 PM | 21:129:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |