Tuesday 16 March 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:057:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 10:0610:06 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:146:14 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:141:14 PM | 14:462:46 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2310:23 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |