Tuesday 20 August 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:104:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5212:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 451 of 1439 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5710:57 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 04 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 12:5212:52 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:104:10 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 10:5710:57 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:5212:52 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:506:50 AM | 08:168:16 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:477:47 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:294:29 AM+1 | 29:565:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |