Thursday 3 September 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2410:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2612:26+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 136 of 136 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 45° above N. Day length 11 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:386:38+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Fri | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 19:557:55 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2811:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:463:46 PM | 17:325:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |