Wednesday 21 September 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:143:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 46 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:265:26 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 | 23:5511:55 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:078:07 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 16:244:24 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:371:37 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:565:56 AM | 07:237:23 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:153:15 PM | 16:404:40 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:141:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |