Thursday 2 May 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:269:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 76 of 76 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:254:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 26 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
04:254:25 AM to 28:234:23+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 21:269:26 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 21:329:32 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 12:5112:51 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:0310:03 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:083:08 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:083:08 AM | 03:463:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:273:27 AM | 04:254:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:254:25 AM | 07:187:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:254:25 AM | 06:136:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:455:45 AM | 07:207:20 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:187:18 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:484:48 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:562:56+1 AM | 28:284:28+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |