Tuesday 17 January 1950 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:077:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:225:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 120 of 120 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:322:32 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 01 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 17:225:22 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:15 02:152:15 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:322:32 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 17:225:22 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:581:58 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:322:32 PM | 16:204:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:204:20 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:204:20 PM | 16:504:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:204:20 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:399:39 PM | 23:1111:11 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |