Sunday 14 March 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:023:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5411:54 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1
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 | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | past sunrise | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 11:5411:54 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:541:54 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:574:57 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:326:32 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |