Wednesday 17 January 2007 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:462:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:391:39 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4910:49 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:4910:49 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:0210:02 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:172:17 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:098:09 PM | 21:429:42 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:295:29 AM+1 | 31:027:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |