Tuesday 17 March 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 07:417:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:247:24 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 07:247:24 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 06:156:15 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:247:24 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:061:06 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:019:01 PM | 22:3610:36 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |