Monday 20 February 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:356:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:226:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:266:26 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:407:40 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 | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Tue | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:266:26 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:40 07:407:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:006:00 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:006:00 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:256:25 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:589:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:589:58 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:136:13 AM+1 | 31:527:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |