Wednesday 14 February 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:051:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 23 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:556:55 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 | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 07:277:27 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 17:435:43 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:142:14 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:391:39 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3010:30 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |