Sunday 4 April 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:119:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 21:119:11 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:3510:35 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:143:14 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:0510:05 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:276:27 AM | 07:597:59 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:095:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:403:40 PM | 17:125:12 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:025:02 PM | 17:535:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:095:09 PM | 18:446:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |