Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:4511:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 140 of 140 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 11 h 42 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 13:491:49 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:418:41 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:047:04 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:491:49 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 19:167:16 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:505:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |