Wednesday 29 January 2014 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:201:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:329:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 21:329:32 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:0010:00 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:299:29 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2711:27 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:584:58 PM | 18:226:22 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 26:432:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |