Wednesday 22 October 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:131:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:581:58 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 26:37 02:372:37 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:581:58 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:529:52 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |