Tuesday 27 May 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:162:16+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:142:14 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 19 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM
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 | 26:16 02:162:16 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:287:28 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 15:563:56 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:142:14 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:269:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:342:34 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 18:096:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |