Tuesday 31 March 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:051:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 23:3611:36 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 08:488:48 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:568:56 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:2512:25 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:433:43 PM | 17:155:15 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 26:272:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |