Thursday 16 August 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:1010:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 89 of 89 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15+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 | 22:0510:05 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 19:217:21 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:157:15 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1210:12 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:156:15 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3310:33 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |