Wednesday 19 August 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2811:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:131:13 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 39° above N. Day length 10 h 47 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
07:017:01 AM to 30:596:59 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 | 23:2811:28 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 17:015:01 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 13:201:20 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:131:13 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24 AM+1 | 29:495:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |