Saturday 24 June 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:121:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2612:26+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:483:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4612:46 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 15 h 49 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
03:483:48 AM to 27:483:48+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 | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 17:405:40 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:052:05 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4612:46 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 27:48 03:483:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:483:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:153:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 02:592:59 AM | 03:483:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:483:48 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 03:483:48 AM | 05:465:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 03:483:48 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:514:51 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:292:29 PM | 16:054:05 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |