Wednesday 30 October 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 10 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 09:419:41 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 17:565:56 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 07:197:19 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 09:419:41 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:421:42 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:262:26 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |