Tuesday 9 September 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3112:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 153 of 153 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 45 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 12:3112:31 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 12:2812:28 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3112:31 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:112:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:092:09 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:395:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2310:23 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |