Monday 4 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:352:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:114:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 138 of 138 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:407:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:114:11 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
07:407:40 AM to 31:397:39+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 | 16:114:11 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 26:04 02:042:04 AM Tue | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Tue | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:114:11 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:39 07:397:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:006:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:006:00 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:256:25 AM | 07:407:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:407:40 AM | 09:589:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:589:58 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:492:49 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2911:29 PM | 25:121:12+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00+1 AM | 25:481:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |