Wednesday 29 September 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 142 of 142 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1611:16 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Thu | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Thu | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1611:16 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:418:41 PM | 22:2810:28 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |