Thursday 27 August 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 398 of 1441 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41 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 | 11:3911:39 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 10:2610:26 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3911:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:337:33 AM | 09:159:15 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |