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Monday 12 December 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 16:324:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5912:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 155° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 155° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3210:32 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:417:41 AM–09:099:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:062:06 PM–15:303:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:353:35 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Kāla07:417:41 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Śubha09:099:09 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:003:00 PMneutral
Lābha15:003:00 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:565:56 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Kāla21:009:00 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Udvega24:0512:05 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Amṛta27:093:09 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Cara28:414:41 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:119:11 AM
Siddhauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:5912:59 PM
Garauntil 23:0811:08 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:417:41 AM–09:099:09 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:099:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī12:5912:59 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:39 00:3912:39 AM TueRohiṇī
YogaŚiva09:119:11 AMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila12:5912:59 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 269
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:304:30 PM
Moonset
29:135:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3210:32 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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