Tuesday 3 July 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:009:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:525:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach the first three muhūrtas after sunrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:035:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:525:52 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 57 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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05:035:03 AM to 29:035:03 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 | 05:525:52 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 18:536:53 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 22:1010:10 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 05:525:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:035:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:035:03 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:028:02 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:322:32 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:265:26 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41 AM+1 | 29:095:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |