Monday 20 October 2025 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:151:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:151:15 PM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:397:39 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 | 13:151:15 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:475:47 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Tue | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:151:15 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:39 07:397:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:186:18 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:412:41 AM+1 | 28:284:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |