Monday 7 December 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:436:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 18:186:18 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 10:1710:17 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:455:45 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:42 07:427:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:545:54 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:545:54 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4310:43 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |