Saturday 9 April 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:505:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 57 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:228:22 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:215:21 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:414:41 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:525:52 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:057:05 PM | 20:528:52 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:485:48 AM+1 | 31:357:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |