Tuesday 17 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5411:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5610:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2911:29 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:027:02+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 | 22:5610:56 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 20:398:39 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 20:528:52 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2911:29 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:311:31 PM | 15:063:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:345:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:502:50+1 AM | 28:234:23+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |