Tuesday 20 March 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:026:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 18:026:02 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 07:257:25 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 26:37 02:372:37 AM Wed | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:026:02 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 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 | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:043:04 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4910:49 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 26:582:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |