Monday 17 March 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:4011:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 144 of 144 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 08:498:49 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 18:336:33 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 18:586:58 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:498:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:132:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |