Sunday 2 October 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0312:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 143 of 143 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0312:03 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 12:0312:03 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Mon | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 14:282:28 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:0312:03 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:456:45 AM | 08:308:30 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:395:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |