Wednesday 7 March 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:233:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 136 of 142 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:241:24 PM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 15:233:23 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 18:456:45 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:241:24 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:233:23 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:337:33 AM | 09:039:03 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:314:31 PM | 18:016:01 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:042:04 AM+1 | 27:323:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |