Friday 29 July 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:545:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:344:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2510:25 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 10:2510:25 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:426:42 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:195:19 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:421:42 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |