Monday 20 May 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:193:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:127:12 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:075:07 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 | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 07:127:12 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 14:532:53 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:352:35 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 17:575:57 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 27:093:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |