Friday 4 February 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:138:13 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:217:21 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
08:138:13 AM to 32:138:13 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 | 19:217:21 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 21:099:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Sat | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 19:217:21 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:13 08:138:13 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:256:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:256:25 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:526:52 AM | 08:138:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:138:13 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 27:153:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |