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Monday 7 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:436:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 339° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 339° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:256:25 AM
  • Amṛta kāla08:438:43 AM–10:2710:27 AM
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PM
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:0912:09 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:071:07 PM
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:013:01 PM
  • Varjya22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PMneutral
Lābha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Kāla20:338:33 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:581:58 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Cara29:355:35 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 30:436:43 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 18:186:18 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:455:45 PM
Śakuniuntil 30:436:43 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:469:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī30:43 06:436:43 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraViśākhā18:186:18 PMAnurādhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa10:1710:17 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:455:45 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 916
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
30:496:49 AM+1
Moonset
15:163:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:275:27 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:237:23 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kāla08:438:43 AM10:2710:27 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:189:18 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5011:50 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:211:21 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:4310:43 PM24:2912:29 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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