Tuesday 14 January 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:517:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 34:2110:21 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 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
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07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 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 | past sunrise | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:529:52 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Wed | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 21:059:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:376:37 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0510:05 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:593:59 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:177:17 PM | 21:059:05 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 27:223:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |