Wednesday 27 January 1960 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:205:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 02 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 31:297:29 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 | 17:205:20 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:0610:06 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:58 01:581:58 AM Thu | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 17:205:20 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:185:18 PM | 18:446:44 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 27:213:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |