Tuesday 14 July 2015 · Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:094:09 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3510:35 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 58 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 10:3510:35 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:358:35 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:124:12 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:485:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:137:13 PM | 20:518:51 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 26:362:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |