Thursday 6 February 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:306:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:542:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 101 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
08:118:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:444:44 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 32 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
08:118:11 AM to 32:108:10 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:54 02:542:54 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 23:2411:24 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:1810:18 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:444:44 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 32:10 08:108:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:236:23 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:236:23 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:506:50 AM | 08:118:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:118:11 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1810:18 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:097:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:532:53 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |