Sunday 25 January 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:0811:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:391:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:427:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 55 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
07:427:42 AM to 31:417:41+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 | 13:391:39 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:098:09 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Mon | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:391:39 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:41 07:417:41 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:427:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:427:42 AM | 09:419:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:419:41 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:375:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:174:17 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:526:52 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:375:37 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:375:37 PM | 18:056:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:375:37 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47+1 AM | 29:345:34+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |