Saturday 13 May 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:104:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 54 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
04:104:10 AM to 28:084:08 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 | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:146:14 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 14:122:12 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:561:56 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:08 04:084:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:572:57 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:572:57 AM | 03:333:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:153:15 AM | 04:104:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:104:10 AM | 07:087:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:104:10 AM | 06:016:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:104:10 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:095:09 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:087:08 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:182:18 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |