Saturday 17 January 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:342:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 114 of 114 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 47 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:347:34 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 | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:4210:42 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:4811:48 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:461:46 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:34 07:347:34 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:357:35 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:327:32 AM+1 | 33:169:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |