Sunday 20 October 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:317:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 52 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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07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 19:317:31 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:189:18 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:56 00:5612:56 AM Mon | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:448:44 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:433:43 PM | 17:125:12 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:344:34 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:374:37 AM+1 | 30:056:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |