Sunday 8 November 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:181:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 13 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 13:581:58 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:238:23 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Mon | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:581:58 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:202:20 PM | 16:024:02 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 26:152:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |