Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:154:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:111:11 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 18:196:19 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:111:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 23:3411:34 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:196:19 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:517:51 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:358:35 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0010:00 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |