Friday 4 May 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Trayodaśī began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:176:17 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 23 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
05:565:56 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 | Śukla Trayodaśī | 16:334:33 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 11:4411:44 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:309:30 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:176:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:216:21 AM | 07:477:47 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:486:48 PM | 20:138:13 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:173:17 AM+1 | 28:424:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |