Thursday 25 October 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2011:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0411:04 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
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06:376:37 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 11:0411:04 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | past sunrise | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 26:55 02:552:55 AM Fri | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:0411:04 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1410:14 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:172:17 PM | 15:563:56 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |