Monday 23 November 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:138:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:449:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 20:138:13 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:3210:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:294:29 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:449:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:289:28 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:122:12 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:502:50 PM | 16:414:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:414:41 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:414:41 PM | 17:115:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:414:41 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:116:11 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |