Tuesday 25 August 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 20:518:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:449:44 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | Śukla Trayodaśī | 22:3010:30 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:221:22 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:3010:30 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:449:44 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:196:19 AM | 08:058:05 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:568:56 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:415:41 PM | 19:257:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:475:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |