Wednesday 23 April 1986 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+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 | 18:596:59 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:0712:07 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:226:22 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:288:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:363:36 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:583:58 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:407:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:356:35 AM | 08:048:04 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:407:40 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:207:20 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:014:01+1 AM | 29:275:27+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |