Friday 28 August 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 84 of 84 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
04:544:54 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 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
04:544:54 AM to 28:564:56+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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 23:5911:59 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 26:48 02:482:48 AM Sat | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4411:44 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:544:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:544:54 AM | 07:377:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:188:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:377:37 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:318:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |