Monday 6 December 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:593:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4111:41 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 44 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 17:475:47 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 11:4111:41 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:472:47 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:597:59 AM | 09:469:46 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:533:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:533:53 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:533:53 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:533:53 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |