Thursday 17 July 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:2212:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:202:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 175 of 175 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:577:57 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:085:08 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 | 14:202:20 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:577:57 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:202:20 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:075:07 AM | 06:566:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:589:58 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 15:163:16 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:388:38 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 | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |