Tuesday 17 July 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 08:318:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2010:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:549:54 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 41 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 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 | 10:2010:20 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:549:54 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 14:232:23 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:2010:20 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 18:036:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:438:43 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |