Tuesday 12 July 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:015:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:435:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:501:50 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:501:50 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:195:19 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:522:52 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:503:50 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:045:04 PM | 18:546:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:485:48 PM | 20:448:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:448:44 PM | 21:599:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:448:44 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:448:44 PM | 21:409:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4610:46 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:444:44 AM+1 | 30:266:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |