Monday 23 November 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 33 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 19:137:13 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:329:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:293:29 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:448:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 09:569:56 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:492:49 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:115:11 PM | 18:386:38 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |