Monday 17 April 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:501:50 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Tue | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Tue | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 20:378:37 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:501:50 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:411:41 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:479:47 PM | 23:2411:24 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |