Sunday 14 October 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:391:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0311:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 0 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 23:0311:03 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 13:451:45 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:397:39 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2512:25 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:259:25 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |