Monday 31 December 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:456:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:208:20 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 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
07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 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 | 08:208:20 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:39 02:392:39 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:168:16 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:208:20 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:49 07:497:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:387:38 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 26:392:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |