Wednesday 16 April 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:5310:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:217:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:544:54+1 AM
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 | 07:217:21 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 13:081:08 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:1810:18 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:217:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:377:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:377:37 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:159:15 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:098:09 PM | 21:339:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:334:33+1 AM | 29:575:57+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |