Sunday 10 March 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:346:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:005:00 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:333:33 PM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 15:333:33 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Mon | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:455:45 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:415:41 PM | 18:286:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:465:46 PM | 19:157:15 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3210:32 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |