Thursday 16 August 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4012:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3512:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4212:42 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:519:51 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:459:45 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4212:42 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:275:27 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:163:16 PM | 16:554:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |