Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 10:5610:56 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 08:398:39 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 08:528:52 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 10:5610:56 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:234:23 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |