Saturday 4 October 1975 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:586:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:123:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 25 of 140 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 15:123:12 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 23:1111:11 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 12:2812:28 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 15:123:12 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:166:16 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:166:16 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 09:539:53 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:534:53 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |