Wednesday 23 February 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:004:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:076:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 06:076:07 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 08:448:44 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Thu | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:076:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:586:58 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:141:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |