Wednesday 18 September 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:104:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 147 of 147 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:348:34 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 16:104:10 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 16:374:37 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:348:34 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:104:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |