Friday 5 November 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:323:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:233:23 PM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
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07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01 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 | 15:323:32 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 15:233:23 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 17:175:17 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 15:323:32 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:318:31 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:215:21 AM+1 | 30:496:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |