Monday 15 May 1950 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:493:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:246:24 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2010:20 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:126:12 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 10:2010:20 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:075:07 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:411:41 PM | 15:293:29 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02 AM+1 | 30:506:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |