Wednesday 25 March 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3512:35+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:325:32+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 | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:377:37 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 18:176:17 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3612:36 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:102:10 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 25:381:38+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |