Saturday 19 May 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:362:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:125:12 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:024:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 h 10 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
04:024:02 AM to 28:014:01 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:029:02 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 19:317:31 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:543:54 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:01 04:014:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:512:51 AM | 04:024:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:512:51 AM | 03:263:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:093:09 AM | 04:024:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:024:02 AM | 07:047:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:024:02 AM | 05:565:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:024:02 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 04:314:31 AM | 06:196:19 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:035:03 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:047:04 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:429:42 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |