Saturday 23 May 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:503:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:131:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:352:35 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 32° above N. Day length 9 h 53 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 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 | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Sun | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 27:23 03:233:23 AM Sun | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:352:35 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:348:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:207:20 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:008:00 AM | 08:398:39 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:271:27 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |