Monday 23 November 2026 · Erbil, Iraq
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
06:496:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 03 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:112:11 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:156:15 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 | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |