Tuesday 23 September 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:0010:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 145 of 145 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1512:15 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 12:1512:15 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 17:345:34 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 24:31 00:3112:31 AM Wed | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:1512:15 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 27:163:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |