Tuesday 17 March 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 12:1112:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5411:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:528:52 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 52° 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:207:20+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 | 11:5411:54 AM | Caturdaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 08:528:52 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 10:4510:45 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5411:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:469:46 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 25:451:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31+1 AM | 27:063:06+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |