Saturday 17 January 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5211:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:341:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 115 of 115 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 38 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM
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 | 13:341:34 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:4411:44 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:4810:48 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 13:341:34 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:078:07 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:168:16 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |