Sunday 31 August 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:033:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:215:21 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:104:10 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Mon | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 23:5711:57 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 21:529:52 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:104:10 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:141:14 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:595:59 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:056:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1010:10 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |