Tuesday 17 November 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:307:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 34:0210:02 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:527:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5212:52 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 10 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
07:527:52 AM to 31:537:53 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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | past sunrise | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 12:5212:52 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 20:478:47 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:53 07:537:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:026:02 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:026:02 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:306:30 AM | 07:527:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:527:52 AM | 09:559:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:559:55 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:559:55 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 26:362:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |