Tuesday 21 November 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:067:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 11 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 19:067:06 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 20:268:26 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:557:55 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 16:014:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:014:01 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:014:01 PM | 16:314:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:014:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:517:51 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:579:57 PM | 22:5710:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |