Wednesday 30 November 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:271:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3212:32 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 52 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Thu | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 07:037:03 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:051:05 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:367:36 AM | 09:109:10 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:553:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:553:55 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:553:55 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:553:55 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:396:39 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:375:37 AM+1 | 31:097:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |