Friday 9 October 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4612:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 25 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2412:24 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 27 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
06:216:21 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 | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 23:5011:50 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:51 01:511:51 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2412:24 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:414:41 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:065:06 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:216:21 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjya | 07:027:02 AM | 08:388:38 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Gulika | 07:477:47 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:141:14 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:002:00 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 14:572:57 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhna | 15:313:31 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 16:384:38 PM | 18:146:14 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣa | 17:495:49 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:495:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:495:49 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |