Friday 14 September 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Trayodaśī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:391:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 53° above S. 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 13:391:39 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 06:586:58 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 27:29 03:293:29 AM Sat | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:391:39 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:406:40 PM | 20:148:14 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:024:02 AM+1 | 29:365:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |