Wednesday 7 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:412:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 26:41 02:412:41 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Thu | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 12:0712:07 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:523:52 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:333:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:434:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:434:43 PM | 18:406:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:434:43 PM | 17:135:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:434:43 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:273:27 AM+1 | 28:564:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |