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Wednesday 15 May 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:116:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:269:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:105:10 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:248:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:009:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:528:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–12:3712:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3712:37 PM–14:292:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:496:49 PM–20:378:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha05:085:08 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Śubha10:4410:44 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Roga12:3712:37 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Udvega14:292:29 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Cara16:214:21 PM–18:136:13 PMneutral
Lābha18:136:13 PM–20:068:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Śubha21:139:13 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Amṛta22:2110:21 PM–23:2811:28 PMgood
Cara23:2811:28 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3612:36+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:441:44+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:512:51+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Udvega27:593:59+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:085:08 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 09:269:26 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:3012:30 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 05:105:10 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:269:26 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3712:37 PM–14:292:29 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:292:29 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī09:269:26 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī12:3012:30 PMViśākhā
YogaVyatīpāta05:105:10 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija09:269:26 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 490
Day length
14 h 58 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:127:12 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM17:065:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:065:06 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:496:49 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:248:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:009:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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