Wednesday 16 September 1925 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:154:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:585:58+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1212:12 PM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51+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 | past sunrise | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:067:06 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 12:1212:12 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:105:10 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:515:51 AM | 07:377:37 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:274:27 PM | 18:136:13 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:463:46+1 AM | 29:305:30+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |