Monday 20 May 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:251:25 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
05:025:02 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 | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Tue | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 16:424:42 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:4210:42 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:251:25 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:025:02 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 | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:539:53 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |