Thursday 6 April 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5111:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 33 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1910:19 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:105:10+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 | 23:5111:51 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 10:1910:19 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 22:5810:58 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1912:19 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:125:12 AM | 06:506:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:339:33 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:462:46 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:517:51 PM | 21:279:27 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |