Friday 20 May 1921 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:084:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:593:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:035:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:014:01 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 24 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
05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02 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 | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Sat | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 19:437:43 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 26:22 02:222:22 AM Sat | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:014:01 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:035:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:035:03 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:395:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |