Thursday 30 April 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4311:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0011:00 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21 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 | 23:4311:43 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:2511:25 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:0011:00 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:225:22 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:589:58 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:111:11 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:519:51 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |