Wednesday 13 January 2010 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:299:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoYama Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 32 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 23:4211:42 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:332:33 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:189:18 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3310:33 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 09:149:14 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 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 | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 27:043:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |