Saturday 5 September 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 155 of 155 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 22:0910:09 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 21:389:38 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 12:4912:49 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2311:23 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:505:50 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:505:50 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:241:24 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:425:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |