Saturday 9 February 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:495:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:487:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 11 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
07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47 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 | 17:495:49 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:579:57 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 17:495:49 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:47 07:477:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:316:31 AM | 07:487:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:487:48 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:338:33 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0210:02 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:381:38 PM | 15:063:06 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |