Thursday 26 January 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:276:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:327:32 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:096:09 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 02 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:297:29 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:0211:02 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:096:09 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:037:03 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:357:35 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:512:51 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:535:53 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:287:28 AM+1 | 33:099:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |