Wednesday 12 November 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:428:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:425:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59 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 | 17:425:42 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:593:59 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Thu | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:167:16 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:481:48 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:571:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |