Wednesday 18 February 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 21:339:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+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 | Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī | 19:137:13 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 17:025:02 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:197:19 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:228:22 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:478:47 PM | 22:1710:17 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 25:191:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:485:48+1 AM | 31:187:18+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |