Monday 27 September 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5311:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1810:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 143 of 143 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:256:25 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 22:1810:18 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 06:506:50 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 06:256:25 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:0211:02 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 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 | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:352:35 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:172:17 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2110:21 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |