Tuesday 12 March 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:372:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:035:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:339:33 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:339:33 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:238:23 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:493:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:385:38 PM | 19:257:25 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24 AM+1 | 30:116:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |