Tuesday 20 January 1920 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5611:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5611:56 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56+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 | 11:5611:56 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 17:035:03 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 23:4611:46 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:5611:56 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:376:37 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0610:06 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:321:32 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 25:441:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:411:41+1 AM | 27:253:25+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |