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Monday 16 March 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:544:54 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

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.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 328° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 328° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:173:17 PM–16:554:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4510:45 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:471:47 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:543:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:116:11 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Kāla07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Roga10:4510:45 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Cara13:471:47 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:497:49 PMneutral
Roga19:497:49 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Lābha22:4710:47 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:451:45 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1good
Amṛta27:143:14 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 28:544:54 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:085:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:544:54 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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.

  1. SunriseTrayodaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī28:54 04:544:54 AM TueCaturdaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā25:52 01:521:52 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddha27:45 03:453:45 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaGara17:085:08 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 650
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
28:414:41 AM+1
Moonset
16:314:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:173:17 PM16:554:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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