Friday 17 September 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:135:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:217:21 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
06:326:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0611:06 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | Maghā | 19:037:03 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 11:0611:06 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:156:15 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:101:10 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 18:106:10 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:593:59 AM+1 | 29:465:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |