Thursday 17 August 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:261:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:192:19 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:269:26 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 18:556:55 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:192:19 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:242:24 PM | 16:104:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |