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Tuesday 17 December 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

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

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 121 of 121 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, 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 muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:024:02 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:024:02 PM–17:325:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:442:44+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:481:48 PM–14:552:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:124:12 PM–17:575:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0410:04 PM–23:0511:05 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

Roga07:077:07 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Udvega08:148:14 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Cara09:219:21 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Amṛta11:3511:35 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Śubha13:481:48 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Roga14:552:55 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:024:02 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid
Lābha17:555:55 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Śubha21:429:42 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Amṛta23:3511:35 PM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Cara25:281:28+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMneutral
Roga27:213:21+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:155:15+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:024:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 24:4812:48+1 AM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 29:215:21+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4812:48+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:481:48 PM–14:552:55 PM
Pradoṣa 16:024:02 PM–18:036:03 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:552:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:036:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 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
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 160
Day length
8 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:212:21 PM
Moonset
29:235:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:152:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:481:48 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:152:15 PM16:024:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:024:02 PM18:036:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:024:02 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:024:02 PM17:325:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0410:04 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:442:44+1 AM28:294:29+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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