Saturday 29 September 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 143 of 143 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:017:01 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 10:3410:34 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 16:154:15 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:4611:46 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3410:34 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:017:01 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:017:01 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:368:36 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:557:55 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:262:26 AM+1 | 28:084:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |