Tuesday 27 May 2014 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:162:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:142:14 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 36 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:574:57 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:16 02:162:16 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:287:28 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 15:563:56 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:142:14 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:342:34 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |