Friday 21 March 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5912:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:409:40 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 15:323:32 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 09:409:40 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:5912:59 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:028:02 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |