Tuesday 24 February 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:546:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:308:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:077:07+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 | 08:308:30 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 22:1510:15 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 12:3212:32 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:308:30 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51+1 AM | 31:337:33+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |