Tuesday 20 September 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:555:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:506:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 147 of 147 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:506:50 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+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 | 06:506:50 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 16:164:16 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 26:37 02:372:37 AM Wed | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 06:506:50 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4311:43 PM | 25:221:22+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |