Friday 2 February 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:113:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:344:34 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 16:344:34 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 20:378:37 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Sat | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 16:344:34 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:345:34 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:345:34 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:279:27 AM | 10:0810:08 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 | 13:341:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:441:44 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 26:312:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |