Saturday 28 January 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:528:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 20:528:52 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:1011:10 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Sun | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3410:34 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:376:37 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:516:51 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:217:21 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:156:15 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45 AM+1 | 28:094:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |