Tuesday 23 January 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:246:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 111 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:218:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:284:28 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
08:218:21 AM to 32:218:21+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 | 18:246:24 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:284:28 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:215:21 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 18:246:24 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:21 08:218:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:306:30 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:306:30 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:586:58 AM | 08:218:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2310:23 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31+1 AM | 27:193:19+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |