Monday 17 April 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:059:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:508:50 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 20:418:41 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 22:5110:51 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 15:373:37 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:508:50 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:037:03 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:474:47 PM | 18:246:24 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |