Monday 3 April 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:154:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:323:32+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3512:35 PM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM
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 | 27:32 03:323:32 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 18:216:21 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 12:3512:35 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:583:58 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:144:14 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 25:401:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47+1 AM | 29:215:21+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |