Monday 2 March 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 13:261:26 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Tue | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 07:497:49 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:261:26 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:123:12 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 26:142:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |