Tuesday 18 September 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 148 of 148 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:289:28 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM
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 | 22:1310:13 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 20:338:33 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 09:289:28 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:309:30 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:272:27 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 25:141:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:243:24+1 AM | 29:075:07+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |