Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:456:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 26 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 08:498:49 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 14:042:04 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:498:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:409:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:162:16 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:266:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:148:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:148:14 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:148:14 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:148:14 PM | 21:129:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |