Wednesday 15 February 1950 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:017:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:436:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:409:40 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:409:40 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:264:26 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:486:48 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:431:43 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2811:28 PM | 25:051:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |