Monday 20 December 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:495:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:185:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4011:40 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
07:497:49 AM to 31:507:50 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 17:185:18 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 19:027:02 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 11:4011:40 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:185:18 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:50 07:507:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:026:02 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:026:02 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:296:29 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:569:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:569:56 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:281:28 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:503:50 PM | 17:265:26 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 26:062:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |