Wednesday 20 July 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:322:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5310:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach the first three muhūrtas after sunrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
AlsoGuru Pūrṇimā determinateKokilā Vrata determinateŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5310:53 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
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05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 10:5310:53 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:106:10 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:414:41 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5310:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:571:57 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 25:261:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:081:08+1 AM | 26:322:32+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |