Tuesday 20 May 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | Śukla Trayodaśī | 17:275:27 PM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:078:07 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:344:34 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:275:27 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:434:43 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |