Tuesday 9 March 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:123:12+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM
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 | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 12:2912:29 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 27:10 03:103:10 AM Wed | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:042:04 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:109:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:298:29 PM | 22:1610:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3510:35 PM | 23:2511:25 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |