Sunday 18 December 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:243:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3412:34+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4711:47 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 16:384:38 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 11:4711:47 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:581:58 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:107:10 AM | 08:378:37 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:433:43 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:459:45 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |