Friday 24 September 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:388:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 145 of 145 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:199:19 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 20:388:38 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 11:3511:35 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:494:49 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:199:19 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:279:27 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:455:45 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:013:01 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |