Wednesday 17 October 1990 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali boundaryKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:091:09 PM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 56 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 16:194:19 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 13:091:09 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 16:194:19 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:467:46 PM | 21:299:29 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |