Tuesday 28 January 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 09:079:07 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 21:519:51 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 13:211:21 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 09:079:07 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:373:37 PM | 17:105:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4410:44 PM | 23:4011:40 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 27:113:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |