Thursday 7 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:195:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:477:47 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:281:28 PM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 33 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:308:30 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 13:281:28 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:326:32 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:108:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:364:36 AM+1 | 30:246:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |