Wednesday 12 November 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:428:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:425:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 32 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39+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 | 17:425:42 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:593:59 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Thu | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:167:16 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:481:48 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:152:15 PM | 16:104:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:104:10 PM | 18:066:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:104:10 PM | 16:394:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:104:10 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |