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Monday 20 October 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:151:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 100 of 100 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:151:15 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:1911:19 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1911:19 AM
At noon, 11:1911:19 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5610:56 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:5612:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:017:01 AM–08:278:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4412:44 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:452:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:412:41 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta05:355:35 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Kāla07:017:01 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Śubha08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Udvega11:1811:18 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Cara12:4412:44 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:366:36 PMneutral
Roga18:366:36 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Udvega23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5312:53 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1good
Amṛta26:272:27 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:151:15 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 17:475:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 13:151:15 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:192:19 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:017:01 AM–08:278:27 AM
Abhijit 10:5610:56 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 PM

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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:278:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī13:151:15 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta17:475:47 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti24:05 00:0512:05 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni13:151:15 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 503
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:215:21 AM+1
Moonset
16:164:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:017:01 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1011:10 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2712:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:412:41 AM+128:284:28 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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