Tuesday 20 March 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:325:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:556:55 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM
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 | 17:325:32 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:556:55 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Wed | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:325:32 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:342:34 PM | 16:164:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 26:282:28+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |