Wednesday 6 February 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:362:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:572:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:331:33 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 68° above N. Day length 13 h 50 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+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 | 14:572:57 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:331:33 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 14:382:38 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 14:572:57 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:536:53 AM | 08:338:33 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:101:10 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:523:52 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:375:37 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:435:43 PM | 20:298:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:298:29 PM | 21:509:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:298:29 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:298:29 PM | 21:309:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10+1 AM | 25:581:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:233:23+1 AM | 29:015:01+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |