Saturday 19 May 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:362:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:125:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:029:02 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 19:317:31 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:543:54 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:429:42 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |