Wednesday 20 April 1932 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:169:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoCaitrī Pūrṇimā determinate
At sunrise
04:454:45 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 48 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
04:454:45 AM to 28:444:44 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 | 09:169:16 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 06:546:54 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 16:404:40 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:169:16 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:443:44 AM | 04:454:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:454:45 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0712:07 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 | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:541:54 PM | 15:183:18 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1810:18 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |