Thursday 21 December 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:498:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:318:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 124 of 124 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22+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 | 08:318:31 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:048:04 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 21:229:22 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:318:31 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:293:29 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4411:44 PM | 25:231:23+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |