Monday 16 February 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:356:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:057:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:057:05 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47+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 | 07:057:05 AM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:1810:18 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:203:20 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 07:057:05 AM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 16:014:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:315:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:315:31 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:315:31 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:315:31 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 25:481:48+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |