Wednesday 2 February 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:447:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:527:52 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:568:56 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
07:527:52 AM to 31:517:51 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 | 08:568:56 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:103:10 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:5210:52 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 08:568:56 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:51 07:517:51 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:086:08 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:086:08 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:346:34 AM | 07:527:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:527:52 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:178:17 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0410:04 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:317:31 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:595:59 AM+1 | 31:437:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |