Sunday 15 November 2009 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:513:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:183:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:367:36 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 04 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:367:36 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 15:173:17 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:323:32 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:141:14 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:443:44 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5410:54 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |