Tuesday 9 September 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:134:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:502:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 153 of 153 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 14:502:50 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 07:437:43 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:322:32 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:502:50 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:349:34 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:094:09 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:126:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:201:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |