Monday 23 November 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:0812:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:139:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 21:139:13 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:3211:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:295:29 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:4410:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:342:34 PM | 16:444:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:444:44 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:444:44 PM | 17:105:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:444:44 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:388:38 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |