Friday 6 February 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:034:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:344:34 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 23 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 28:03 04:034:03 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 24:29 00:2912:29 AM Sat | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 23:3711:37 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:344:34 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:487:48 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28 AM+1 | 30:046:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |