Thursday 27 August 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 11:3911:39 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 10:2610:26 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3911:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:505:50 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:337:33 AM | 09:159:15 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |