Saturday 27 September 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Trayodaśī began at 17:445:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1610:16 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20+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 | 16:514:51 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 10:5610:56 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 10:1610:16 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:514:51 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:196:19 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:196:19 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:576:57 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:344:34+1 AM | 30:116:11+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |