Friday 23 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:107:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:314:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:517:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:411:41 PM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
13:081:08 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
07:517:51 AM to 31:517:51 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 | 28:31 04:314:31 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 13:411:41 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 23:2811:28 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:495:49 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:51 07:517:51 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:036:03 AM | 07:517:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:036:03 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:306:30 AM | 07:517:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:517:51 AM | 09:589:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:589:58 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:589:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:506:50 PM | 20:198:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41 AM+1 | 29:105:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |