Friday 4 February 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:217:21 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 09 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 19:217:21 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 21:099:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Sat | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 19:217:21 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 27:153:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |