Sunday 17 April 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:302:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:501:50 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 14:302:30 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:216:21 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:501:50 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:302:30 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:505:50 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:565:56 PM | 19:327:32 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |