Wednesday 16 October 1963 · Lagos, Nigeria
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:0610:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4511:45 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 11:4511:45 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:17 00:1712:17 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 12:5812:58 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 11:4511:45 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:568:56 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:425:42 PM | 19:287:28 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |