Wednesday 22 October 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:433:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:055:05+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 101 of 101 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:357:35 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:284:28 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 14:002:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3810:38 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |