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Tuesday 17 December 2002 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4812:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 150° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 150° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:442:44 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:124:12 PM–17:575:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4710:47 PM–23:4511:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Udvega08:428:42 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Cara09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Kāla13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Śubha14:362:36 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Lābha18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Udvega20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Śubha22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Cara26:042:04 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1neutral
Roga27:533:53 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 29:215:21 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:581:58 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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.

  1. SunriseTrayodaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī24:48 00:4812:48 AM WedCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā29:21 05:215:21 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSiddha25:58 01:581:58 AM WedSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava11:5411:54 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 160
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:143:14 PM
Moonset
29:505:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4710:47 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:442:44 AM+128:294:29 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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