Tuesday 1 December 2009 · Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:507:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:545:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:356:35 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 22 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 17:545:54 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 06:356:35 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:279:27 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:566:56 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 16:544:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:544:54 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:544:54 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:544:54 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:207:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2110:21 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51 AM+1 | 28:214:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |