Tuesday 17 January 2045 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:147:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:469:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 120 of 120 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:049:04 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 03 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 09:469:46 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 21:349:34 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:049:04 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 09:469:46 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:332:33 PM | 16:224:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:094:09 PM | 17:585:58 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:224:22 PM | 18:216:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:224:22 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:224:22 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:356:35 AM+1 | 32:248:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |