Thursday 3 March 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:262:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:201:20 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 21 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 26:26 02:262:26 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:09 02:092:09 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Fri | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:201:20 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:234:23 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:183:18 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |