Wednesday 16 June 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:271:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:563:56+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 29° above N. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35+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 | 27:56 03:563:56 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 07:407:40 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:585:58 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:412:41 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:431:43+1 AM | 27:313:31+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:087:08+1 AM | 32:568:56+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |