Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:188:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 08:188:18 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Thu | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 14:462:46 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:188:18 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:376:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |