Saturday 6 July 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Trayodaśī began at 05:185:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:487:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00+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 | 07:487:48 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Sun | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:19 03:193:19 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:487:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:006:00 AM | 07:347:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:006:00 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:157:15 PM | 21:039:03 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |