Tuesday 1 October 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:379:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1012:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 141 of 141 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1012:10 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 12:1012:10 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Wed | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 16:474:47 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:1012:10 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:547:54 AM | 09:439:43 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:456:45 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |