Tuesday 21 January 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:222:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:222:22 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 52 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 14:222:22 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 17:115:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:0210:02 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:222:22 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:405:40 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:405:40 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 06:096:09 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 07:347:34 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kāla | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:361:36 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhna | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:291:29 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:082:08 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 14:572:57 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhna | 15:273:27 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:255:25 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:255:25 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:255:25 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrta | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśītha | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjya | 26:032:03 AM+1 | 27:503:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |