Tuesday 25 October 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 12:3212:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:029:02 AM.
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
09:029:02 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 09:029:02 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:4910:49 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:029:02 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:208:20 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:327:32 PM | 20:568:56 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4210:42 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |