Wednesday 12 April 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:448:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 23 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
05:005:00 AM to 28:584:58+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 22:5410:54 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:419:41 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 13:151:15 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:519:51 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:353:35 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:353:35 AM | 04:174:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:407:40 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |