Monday 29 September 1913 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:394:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā does not reach aparāhṇa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:296:29 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 16:394:39 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 09:539:53 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 25:45 01:451:45 AM Tue | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:296:29 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:134:13 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |