Wednesday 18 October 2017 · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:392:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:089:08 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 34 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:089:08 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Indra | 19:197:19 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:382:38 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:287:28 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:443:44 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |