Friday 31 October 2081 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:255:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:122:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4011:40 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
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06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 14:122:12 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:3410:34 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:4011:40 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:122:12 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:239:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:128:12 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:349:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:185:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:494:49 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:185:18 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:185:18 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:185:18 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38 AM+1 | 29:055:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |