Tuesday 31 May 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:094:09 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:015:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:531:53 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:015:01 AM to 29:005:00 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 | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:531:53 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 28:05 04:054:05 AM Wed | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:313:31 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:015:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:015:01 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:575:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:462:46 AM+1 | 28:294:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |