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Monday 20 October 2025 · Luanda, Angola

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:229:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 348° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 348° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:109:10 AM–10:5610:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:572:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:343:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:4112:41 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta05:425:42 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMgood
Roga10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:572:57 PMneutral
Lābha14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Kāla20:578:57 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:191:19 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Amṛta26:472:47 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Cara28:144:14 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:425:42 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 15:473:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 22:0510:05 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 24:1912:19 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī11:1511:15 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta15:473:47 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti22:0510:05 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni11:1511:15 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 503
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:275:27 AM+1
Moonset
17:175:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:109:10 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4112:41 AM+126:282:28 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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