Tuesday 23 July 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:535:53 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
05:365:36 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 41 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | Ārdrā | 17:545:54 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:0010:00 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:155:15 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:596:59 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:276:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:329:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |