Sunday 22 January 2012 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:206:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:494:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:494:49 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:327:32 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 | 16:494:49 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:316:31 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:1010:10 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 16:494:49 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:32 07:327:32 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:074:07 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:222:22 AM+1 | 27:563:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |