Monday 6 February 2073 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:466:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:018:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 21 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:307:30 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 | 08:018:01 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | past sunrise | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Tue | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:018:01 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:30 07:307:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:4710:47 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 |