Monday 13 September 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:257:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:577:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 74 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM
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 | 19:577:57 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:274:27 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 15:453:45 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:457:45 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 26:212:21+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |