Sunday 15 November 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:513:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:183:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:367:36 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 25 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:367:36 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 15:173:17 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:323:32 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:141:14 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:142:14 PM | 16:074:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:512:51 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:074:07 PM | 18:046:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:074:07 PM | 16:364:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:074:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5410:54 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |