Thursday 12 October 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:4610:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:337:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 136 of 136 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:337:33 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 07:337:33 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 21:359:35 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:337:33 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1110:11 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |