Monday 18 October 2066 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:162:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 09 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 14:162:16 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:0711:07 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 11:1111:11 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:162:16 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:517:51 AM | 09:259:25 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:321:32 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:104:10 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:155:15 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |