Wednesday 17 October 1990 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:2410:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1911:19 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 11:1911:19 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:119:11 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:098:09 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:1911:19 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:462:46 PM | 16:294:29 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51+1 AM | 31:357:35+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |