Thursday 25 September 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:251:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 145 of 145 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1611:16 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 11:1611:16 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:3812:38 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 15:553:55 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:1611:16 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:376:37 AM | 08:078:07 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:193:19 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:167:16 PM | 20:458:45 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:074:07 AM+1 | 29:365:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |