Tuesday 1 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:548:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 47 of 75 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:359:35 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 20:548:54 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 09:359:35 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 12:2712:27 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:569:56 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:478:47 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:315:31 PM | 20:268:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:268:26 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:268:26 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:268:26 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51+1 AM | 31:217:21+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |