Saturday 12 March 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:544:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 96 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0511:05 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43+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 | 16:544:54 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:0511:05 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:447:44 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:544:54 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:317:31 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:368:36 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:488:48 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |