Thursday 30 January 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:329:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:387:38 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:299:29 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 04 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
07:387:38 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 09:329:32 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 18:546:54 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vajra | 09:299:29 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 09:329:32 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:387:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:387:38 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:201:20 PM | 14:432:43 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:013:01 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:425:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:425:42 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:425:42 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:425:42 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2310:23 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:446:44 AM+1 | 32:088:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |