Wednesday 25 February 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:327:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:507:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:483:48 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49 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 | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Thu | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:483:48 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Thu | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:096:09 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:49 07:497:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:086:08 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:086:08 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:336:33 AM | 07:507:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:507:50 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:257:25 PM | 20:528:52 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:335:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |