Wednesday 3 October 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:225:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:442:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 62 of 140 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1912:19 PM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+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 | 14:442:44 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 23:2911:29 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 12:1912:19 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:442:44 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:557:55 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:494:49 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |