Wednesday 25 October 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:454:45 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 82 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:185:18 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 42 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:359:35 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 17:385:38 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:185:18 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:453:45 PM | 17:185:18 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:305:30 AM+1 | 31:057:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |