Tuesday 20 January 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:388:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī does not reach aruṇodaya on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:388:38 AM
Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 08:388:38 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 11:3911:39 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:196:19 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:388:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:188:18 PM | 21:459:45 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:574:57 AM+1 | 30:246:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |