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Monday 26 December 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 06:076:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:308:30 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 327° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 327° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:496:49 PM–20:378:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:487:48 AM–09:169:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:539:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:391:39 PM–15:073:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:423:42 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

Amṛta06:206:20 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Kāla07:487:48 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Śubha09:169:16 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:391:39 PMavoid
Cara13:391:39 PM–15:073:07 PMneutral
Lābha15:073:07 PM–16:354:35 PMgood
Amṛta16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:357:35 PMneutral
Roga19:357:35 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Kāla21:079:07 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Lābha22:3910:39 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Amṛta27:163:16 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Cara28:484:48 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:578:57 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 19:207:20 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:487:48 AM–09:169:16 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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 09:169:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśīpast sunriseCaturdaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti08:578:57 AMŚūla
KaraṇaGara19:207:20 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 283
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:334:33 AM+1
Moonset
15:493:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:539:53 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:391:39 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:496:49 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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