Saturday 29 September 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 141 of 141 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 10:3410:34 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 16:154:15 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:4611:46 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3410:34 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:365:36 AM | 07:057:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:365:36 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:557:55 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:245:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:245:24 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:245:24 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:245:24 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:262:26 AM+1 | 28:084:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |