Tuesday 27 December 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 06:076:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:308:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:276:27 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 08:308:30 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 06:276:27 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 09:389:38 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:308:30 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1711:17 PM | 25:031:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |