Tuesday 11 August 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:552:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5411:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 8 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:108:10 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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 29:215:21 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 | 23:5411:54 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:108:10 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:524:52 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:231:23 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:595:59 AM | 07:267:26 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |