Wednesday 12 May 2010 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:384:38 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:434:43 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:514:51 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 | 28:38 04:384:38 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 23:2211:22 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 21:069:06 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:434:43 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:473:47 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:563:56 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:147:14 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |