Wednesday 15 December 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:176:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 36 of 116 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:176:17 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:307:30 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 18:176:17 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Thu | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 26:21 02:212:21 AM Thu | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:176:17 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:30 07:307:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |