Monday 10 March 1975 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 19:497:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2110:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
AlsoKṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 22:2110:21 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | past sunrise | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 19:387:38 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:059:05 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:119:11 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:597:59 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |