Friday 8 May 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:1611:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2611:26 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 09 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18+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 | 11:2611:26 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 27:06 03:063:06 AM Sat | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:517:51 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2611:26 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:537:53 AM | 09:339:33 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:098:09 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:425:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:357:35 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |