Wednesday 27 September 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:016:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 143 of 143 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:016:01 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 06:016:01 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Thu | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:15 00:1512:15 AM Thu | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 06:016:01 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:408:40 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |