Sunday 24 March 1963 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 23 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5710:57 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 23:4511:45 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 10:5710:57 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 21:549:54 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:241:24 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:394:39 PM | 18:056:05 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:131:13+1 AM | 26:382:38+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |