Wednesday 8 October 1980 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:545:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:198:19 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 136 of 136 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 19 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49+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 | 08:198:19 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:459:45 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 13:271:27 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:198:19 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:486:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:127:12 PM | 21:009:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |