Tuesday 31 March 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:264:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:374:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5112:51 PM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 42 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:576:57 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 28:37 04:374:37 AM Wed | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:5112:51 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:121:12 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:294:29 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:208:20 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:196:19 AM+1 | 31:587:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |