Wednesday 9 September 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5511:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4112:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 90 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5010:50 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 24:41 00:4112:41 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Thu | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 10:5010:50 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2212:22 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:022:02 AM+1 | 27:433:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |