Wednesday 5 August 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:553:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:296:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 523 of 1441 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
04:254:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:296:29 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
04:254:25 AM to 28:274:27+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 | 06:296:29 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:141:14 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Prīti | 08:598:59 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:296:29 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:27 04:274:27 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:113:11 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:113:11 AM | 03:483:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:303:30 AM | 04:254:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:254:25 AM | 07:227:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:016:01 AM | 07:497:49 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:156:15 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:227:22 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1512:15 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 | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |