Tuesday 21 November 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:325:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:154:15 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 04 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:577:57+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 | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 21:389:38 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 19:087:08 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:154:15 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:57 07:577:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:336:33 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 09:579:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:579:57 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:579:57 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 14:592:59 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 25:231:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42+1 AM | 28:084:08+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |