Monday 16 March 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:544:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:085:08 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:116:11 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 | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Tue | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:52 01:521:52 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 27:45 03:453:45 AM Tue | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:085:08 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:554:55 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |