Friday 27 January 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:276:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:327:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:5311:53 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 07:327:32 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Sat | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:395:39 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:327:32 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 09:099:09 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:364:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:364:36 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:364:36 PM | 17:055:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:364:36 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:355:35 PM | 19:167:16 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28 AM+1 | 30:076:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |