Saturday 4 December 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:344:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:327:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:413:41 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 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
07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 21:239:23 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 18:496:49 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:413:41 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:327:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:327:32 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:327:32 AM | 08:108:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 08:488:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:001:00 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 26:492:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |