Tuesday 20 May 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:325:32+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 | Śukla Trayodaśī | 17:275:27 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:078:07 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:344:34 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:275:27 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 25:411:41+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |