Tuesday 4 May 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2511:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate
At sunrise
04:254:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
04:254:25 AM to 28:234:23 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 | 08:418:41 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 06:366:36 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 17:025:02 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:418:41 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:073:07 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:073:07 AM | 03:463:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:263:26 AM | 04:254:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:254:25 AM | 07:167:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:167:16 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:061:06 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:208:20 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |