Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:493:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 160 of 160 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoŚiva Śayanotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4110:41 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 15:493:49 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:4110:41 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 21:049:04 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:493:49 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:215:21 AM | 07:087:08 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:008:00 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |