Saturday 17 January 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:342:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 80 of 80 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri boundary
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 13 h 58 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:4210:42 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:4811:48 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:461:46 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:285:28 AM | 07:127:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:285:28 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |