Saturday 16 January 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1911:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoYama Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
08:258:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1610:16 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 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
08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24 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 | 23:1911:19 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:1610:16 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5510:55 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:24 08:248:24 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:326:32 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:326:32 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:007:00 AM | 08:258:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:338:33 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2410:24 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:218:21 PM | 22:0210:02 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:276:27 AM+1 | 32:088:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |