Thursday 17 September 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 11:1811:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:218:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:218:21 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 52° above S. 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 08:218:21 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:577:57 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 13:421:42 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:218:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:106:10 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:465:46 PM | 19:137:13 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:163:16 AM+1 | 28:444:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |