Sunday 24 April 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:514:51+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:355:35+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | past sunrise | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 10:0310:03 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:334:33 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:072:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:255:25 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:295:29 PM | 19:107:10 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:325:32 PM | 19:147:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:333:33+1 AM | 29:135:13+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |