Wednesday 19 February 1947 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:054:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:243:24 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 28:05 04:054:05 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Thu | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:5610:56 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:243:24 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:272:27 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:174:17 AM+1 | 30:006:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |