Tuesday 12 September 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:429:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 148 of 148 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 21:429:42 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:366:36 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 08:088:08 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:039:03 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:078:07 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:212:21 PM | 16:044:04 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3910:39 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |