Monday 5 August 1918 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:513:51 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:302:30 PM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 10 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:257:25 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:302:30 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:413:41 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:564:56 PM | 18:356:35 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:295:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |