Monday 29 March 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:524:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:351:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:168:16 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 30 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:156:15 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 13:351:35 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:50 01:501:50 AM Tue | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:168:16 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:351:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 20:498:49 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |