Wednesday 1 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:116:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:084:08+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:491:49 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 28:08 04:084:08 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 19:197:19 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:491:49 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:085:08 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:542:54+1 AM | 28:264:26+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |