Thursday 6 February 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:306:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:542:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 51 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:444:44 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 24 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 26:54 02:542:54 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 23:2411:24 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:1810:18 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:444:44 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4810:48 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:097:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 19:067:06 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 | 26:532:53 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |