Wednesday 2 March 1988 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:5212:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:303:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 135 of 135 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:303:30 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 15:303:30 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Thu | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | past sunrise | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:303:30 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:382:38 AM+1 | 28:264:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |