Tuesday 24 March 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:309:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:596:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 06:596:59 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 27:48 03:483:48 AM Wed | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:245:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:596:59 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:581:58 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:159:15 PM | 22:4210:42 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |