Wednesday 10 October 2007 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:488:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4710:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 137 of 137 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 26 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 10:4710:47 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:529:52 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:3311:33 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 10:4710:47 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:147:14 PM | 21:009:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:555:55 AM+1 | 31:427:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |