Tuesday 15 April 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:5310:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 19:217:21 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:08 01:081:08 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:1810:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:099:09 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:555:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:347:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:347:34 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:347:34 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:347:34 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |