Thursday 27 December 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:181:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:573:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:487:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:573:57 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 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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07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48 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 | 15:573:57 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:573:57 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:206:20 AM | 07:487:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:487:48 AM | 09:409:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:409:40 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:392:39 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:279:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |