Monday 18 November 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 11:4011:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 08:558:55 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Tue | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 26:16 02:162:16 AM Tue | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:558:55 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:302:30 PM | 16:274:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:274:27 PM | 18:216:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:274:27 PM | 16:564:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:274:27 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:198:19 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |