Saturday 5 September 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 154 of 154 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 22:0910:09 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 21:389:38 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 12:4912:49 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2311:23 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:238:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:387:38 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:241:24 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:425:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |