Tuesday 25 April 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3811:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 25 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:364:36 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:436:43 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
04:364:36 AM to 28:344:34 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 | 23:3811:38 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 24:25 00:2512:25 AM Wed | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:436:43 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:101:10 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:173:17 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:173:17 AM | 03:563:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:363:36 AM | 04:364:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:364:36 AM | 07:257:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:257:25 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 14:572:57 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1410:14 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3810:38 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |