Thursday 29 April 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:476:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:448:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 46 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 20:448:44 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 28:14 04:144:14 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:44 00:4412:44 AM Fri | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:447:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:214:21 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |