Wednesday 18 December 2002 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:152:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 14:152:15 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 19:127:12 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 13:561:56 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:152:15 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:463:46 PM | 17:295:29 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07+1 AM | 26:492:49+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |