Saturday 7 November 2026 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5811:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 111 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3511:35 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM
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 | 23:5811:58 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:236:23 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 15:583:58 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3511:35 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:211:21 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:374:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:374:37 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:374:37 PM | 17:055:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:374:37 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 26:022:02+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |