Monday 23 October 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:074:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:382:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
07:277:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:122:12 PM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28+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 | 14:382:38 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 14:122:12 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 15:583:58 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:382:38 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:435:43 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:435:43 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:248:24 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:191:19 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:469:46 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 25:221:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:516:51+1 AM | 32:218:21+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |