Tuesday 10 March 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:545:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:383:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 151 of 151 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:552:55 PM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 56° above N. Day length 12 h 33 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 15:383:38 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:552:55 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:383:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:449:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:449:44 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:102:10 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |