Wednesday 24 October 1973 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:204:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:044:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 81 of 93 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:094:09 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 28:04 04:044:04 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:0311:03 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 21:019:01 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:094:09 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:167:16 AM | 08:538:53 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:584:58 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |