Saturday 25 February 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:0912:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5111:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 22 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 52 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
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06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 23:5111:51 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:419:41 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:1610:16 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0412:04 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:276:27 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:421:42 PM | 15:183:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |