Sunday 20 January 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 119 of 119 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 08 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+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 | 10:4410:44 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 14:562:56 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 20:498:49 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 10:4410:44 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:254:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:123:12 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:254:25 PM | 18:246:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:254:25 PM | 16:554:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:254:25 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0511:05 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |