Monday 10 July 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:1510:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:238:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach the first three muhūrtas after sunrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
AlsoGuru Pūrṇimā determinateKokilā Vrata determinateŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 08:238:23 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:5010:50 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:238:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:094:09 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:477:47 PM | 21:179:17 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:454:45 AM+1 | 30:146:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |