Wednesday 11 September 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:155:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:066:06 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Thu | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 06:066:06 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:134:13 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:243:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:052:05 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |