Wednesday 29 January 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 11:5111:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach aruṇodaya on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:208:20 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 08:208:20 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 17:005:00 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 08:518:51 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:208:20 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:122:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 17:165:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:165:16 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:165:16 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:165:16 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5811:58 PM | 25:221:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |