Saturday 24 December 1977 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:4412:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:173:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 111 of 111 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 15:173:17 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:587:58 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 16:434:43 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:173:17 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:087:08 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:087:08 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:497:49 AM | 08:298:29 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 16:044:04 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 26:512:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |