Saturday 17 August 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:555:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 666 of 1441 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 06:456:45 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:303:30 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:261:26 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:456:45 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:517:51 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:166:16 AM+1 | 32:018:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |