Wednesday 23 October 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:425:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:236:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 53 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:595:59 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:35 03:353:35 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:595:59 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:504:50 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:504:50 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:175:17 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:356:35 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 07:577:57 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:468:46 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjya | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:081:08 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 13:521:52 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:193:19 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:305:30 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:305:30 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:305:30 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 21:179:17 PM | 22:5710:57 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |