Tuesday 6 January 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:594:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:167:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:181:18 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 19:167:16 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:181:18 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 22:5710:57 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:167:16 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3310:33 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:434:43 AM+1 | 30:296:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |