Sunday 12 October 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:0312:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 136 of 136 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:348:34 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 08:348:34 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Mon | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 21:449:44 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:348:34 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:224:22 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 17:535:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:487:48 PM | 21:129:12 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |