Tuesday 11 July 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:4411:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:583:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 15 h 35 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
03:583:58 AM to 27:593:59 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 | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:1111:11 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2712:27 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:502:50 AM | 03:583:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:502:50 AM | 03:243:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:073:07 AM | 03:583:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:583:58 AM | 07:057:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:057:05 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:365:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:332:33 AM+1 | 28:184:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |