Friday 9 October 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:4612:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0612:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 137 of 137 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5011:50 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 24 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 12:0612:06 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 11:5011:50 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 13:511:51 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 12:0612:06 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:076:07 AM+1 | 31:457:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |