Tuesday 21 January 2042 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:207:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 119 of 119 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:207:20 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 11 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 07:207:20 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:4810:48 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:523:52 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:207:20 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:274:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:274:27 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:274:27 PM | 16:564:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:274:27 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:086:08 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2210:22 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:562:56 AM+1 | 28:244:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |