Monday 7 December 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:531:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:433:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:177:17 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 16 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Tue | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 15:183:18 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 07:177:17 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:452:45 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:292:29 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:437:43 PM | 21:299:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18 AM+1 | 32:048:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |