Friday 24 November 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:081:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:251:25 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0912:09 PM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:0912:09 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 26:16 02:162:16 AM Sat | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:131:13 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:099:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:006:00 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:024:02 AM+1 | 29:425:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |