Wednesday 6 February 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 84 of 84 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3311:33 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
13:311:31 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 13 h 29 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+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 | 12:5712:57 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 11:3311:33 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:3812:38 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:5712:57 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:373:37 PM | 17:145:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:335:33 PM | 20:158:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:158:15 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:158:15 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:158:15 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:071:07+1 AM | 25:551:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23+1 AM | 27:013:01+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |