Saturday 14 November 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:233:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1810:18 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 02 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM
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 | 15:233:23 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:1810:18 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 20:468:46 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:233:23 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:107:10 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:507:50 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:009:00 PM | 22:4610:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |