Saturday 28 June 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:2811:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:181:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:593:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 15 h 26 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
03:593:59 AM to 27:593:59 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 | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 10:4410:44 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:10 01:101:10 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2612:26 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:502:50 AM | 03:593:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:502:50 AM | 03:243:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:073:07 AM | 03:593:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:593:59 AM | 07:047:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 03:593:59 AM | 05:545:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 03:593:59 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:005:00 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:047:04 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:588:58 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:524:52 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:213:21 AM+1 | 29:065:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |