Monday 31 October 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:447:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:228:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:088:08 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 20:228:22 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 27:36 03:363:36 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 13:001:00 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:088:08 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4112:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:052:05 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:472:47 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:3610:36 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |