Thursday 16 August 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4012:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3512:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4212:42 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:519:51 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:459:45 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4212:42 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:163:16 PM | 16:554:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:154:15 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |