Thursday 25 February 1960 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:286:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:154:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:233:23 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 06 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:233:23 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:22 03:223:22 AM Fri | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:205:20 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:073:07 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:097:09 PM | 20:408:40 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:435:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |