Wednesday 3 July 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:454:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 73 of 73 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:375:37 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 49 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
04:574:57 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 18:346:34 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 07:247:24 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śukla | 12:3612:36 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 05:375:37 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 04:574:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:574:57 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 18:026:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:542:54 AM+1 | 28:404:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |