Saturday 24 October 1908 · Changsha, Hunan, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:1712:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 17 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 13:451:45 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:538:53 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 07:087:08 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:451:45 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:346:34 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:265:26 PM | 19:097:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |