Tuesday 17 October 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:166:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:362:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0912:09 PM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 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
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06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM
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 | 14:362:36 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 22:4710:47 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 12:0912:09 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:362:36 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:379:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:049:04 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 18:556:55 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51+1 AM | 31:167:16+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |