Sunday 23 March 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:038:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3210:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2910:29 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:166:16 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 10:3210:32 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:2910:29 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Mon | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3210:32 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:326:32 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12 AM+1 | 30:586:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |