Wednesday 28 May 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:255:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:481:48 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:111:11 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 43 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 25:48 01:481:48 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 18:026:02 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 13:111:11 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:373:37 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:471:47 PM | 15:123:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:522:52 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:513:51 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:495:49 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 21:599:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38 AM+1 | 30:036:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |