Tuesday 20 July 1971 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 18:116:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:245:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:455:45 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 32 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09 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 Trayodaśī | 17:245:24 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:1112:11 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 12:0912:09 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 05:455:45 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:418:41 PM | 22:1810:18 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:212:21 AM+1 | 27:583:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |