Wednesday 6 February 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:366:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:576:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:386:38 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 06:576:57 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Thu | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 06:386:38 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 06:576:57 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 21:019:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |