Sunday 4 June 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16+1 AM.
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
03:503:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 15 h 37 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
03:503:50 AM to 27:493:49+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 | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | past sunrise | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 10:0810:08 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3012:30 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 27:49 03:493:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:503:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:163:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 02:592:59 AM | 03:503:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:503:50 AM | 06:576:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:576:57 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:503:50 PM | 17:345:34 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:225:22 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:305:30 PM | 19:277:27 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:178:17 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 | 26:162:16+1 AM | 28:014:01+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |