Friday 16 October 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Trayodaśī began at 14:392:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3112:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0111:01 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 16 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 12:3112:31 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 20:488:48 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:0111:01 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3112:31 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:313:31 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:504:50 AM+1 | 30:226:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |