Tuesday 22 August 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:146:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 89 of 89 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:266:26 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 20:018:01 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 06:266:26 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 21:499:49 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:057:05 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:358:35 PM | 22:2210:22 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4910:49 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |