Tuesday 24 April 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:2810:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:509:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 33 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 09:509:50 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:14 04:144:14 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:509:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 09:599:59 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1311:13 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |