Tuesday 16 May 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 10:5710:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2411:24 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM
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 Trayodaśī | 11:2411:24 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 09:169:16 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 23:5611:56 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:2411:24 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:554:55 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 25:011:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:241:24+1 AM | 27:063:06+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |