Wednesday 24 August 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:581:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3410:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 01 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 22:3410:34 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 07:587:58 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:165:16 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1512:15 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:247:24 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:583:58 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |