Thursday 26 August 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:517:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:078:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 531 of 1441 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:534:53 AM+1
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 | 08:078:07 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 11:0111:01 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:078:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:503:50 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:514:51 AM | 06:346:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:216:21 AM | 07:597:59 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:094:09 PM | 17:475:47 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |