Wednesday 19 July 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:526:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 175 of 175 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:023:02 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 33 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09 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 | 15:023:02 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:45 00:4512:45 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:023:02 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:131:13 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:118:11 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |