Saturday 17 January 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0412:04+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM
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 | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:128:12 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 21:189:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1611:16 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:376:37 PM | 20:218:21 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 25:011:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02+1 AM | 30:466:46+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |