Saturday 9 February 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:495:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:277:27 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 | 17:495:49 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:579:57 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 17:495:49 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:287:28 AM | 08:108:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:381:38 PM | 15:063:06 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |