Thursday 14 January 2010 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:2910:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4212:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateYama Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4212:42 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 14 h 01 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
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05:255:25 AM to 29:265:26 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 | 12:4212:42 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:5910:59 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:4212:42 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:255:25 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:172:17 PM | 16:044:04 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:482:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |