Friday 20 September 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:505:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:477:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 146 of 146 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:466:46 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 19:477:47 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 16:534:53 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sat | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:466:46 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:568:56 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |