Tuesday 17 March 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 12:1112:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5411:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:528:52 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14+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 | 11:5411:54 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 08:528:52 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 10:4510:45 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5411:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31+1 AM | 27:063:06+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |