Wednesday 9 February 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:1210:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0810:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16 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 | 22:0810:08 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:141:14 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:557:55 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0710:07 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 19:017:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:163:16 AM+1 | 28:554:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |