Tuesday 17 July 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 06:016:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 07:507:50 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:247:24 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:5311:53 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:507:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:294:29 PM | 18:136:13 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3210:32 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |