Friday 20 December 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:562:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:457:45 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:562:56 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:457:45 AM to 31:467:46 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 | 14:562:56 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 27:40 03:403:40 AM Sat | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śūla | 18:426:42 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:562:56 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:46 07:467:46 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:457:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:457:45 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:348:34 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |