Monday 19 January 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:213:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2912:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:587:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 05 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
07:587:58 AM to 31:577:57 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 | 24:29 00:2912:29 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:228:22 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 16:464:46 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:591:59 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:57 07:577:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:066:06 AM | 07:587:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:066:06 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:346:34 AM | 07:587:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:587:58 AM | 09:599:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:599:59 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:201:20 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:213:21 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:035:03 PM | 18:306:30 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 27:123:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |