Monday 19 May 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:563:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:331:33 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 43 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:499:49 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 25:33 01:331:33 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:499:49 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 19:067:06 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:482:48 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:364:36 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:335:33 PM | 20:268:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:128:12 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:268:26 PM | 21:439:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:268:26 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:268:26 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:373:37 AM+1 | 29:065:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |