Wednesday 3 September 1952 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:562:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 155 of 155 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2710:27 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 57 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 14:562:56 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 16:474:47 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 10:2710:27 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:562:56 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:367:36 AM | 09:019:01 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |