Saturday 21 July 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:3412:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 176 of 176 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:023:02 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 38 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
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05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 15:023:02 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 21:039:03 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:094:09 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:023:02 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:425:42 AM | 07:327:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:425:42 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:416:41 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 25:261:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |