Friday 6 March 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0112:01+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 21 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:441:44 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:116:11+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 | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:595:59 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 14:422:42 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:441:44 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:338:33 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:448:44 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |