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Thursday 28 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 12:3212:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0310:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 337° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 337° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:411:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:593:59 PM–16:294:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:593:59 PM–17:315:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:578:57 PM–22:2410:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–10:3710:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1512:15 PM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:411:41 PM–14:162:16 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

Śubha07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Cara10:3710:37 AM–11:4111:41 AMneutral
Lābha11:4111:41 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–15:593:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:545:54 PMgood
Cara17:545:54 PM–19:507:50 PMneutral
Roga19:507:50 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Udvega25:371:37+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:333:33+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:295:29+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise15:593:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 10:0310:03 AM
Caturdaśīuntil 31:017:01+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:554:55+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 08:478:47 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 29:065:06+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0310:03 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:368:36 PM
Śakuniuntil 31:017:01+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 15:593:59 PM–18:026:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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.

  1. SunriseTrayodaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:026:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  13. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  14. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  15. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī10:0310:03 AMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:55 04:554:55 AM FriMūla
YogaŚūla08:478:47 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0310:03 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:24 07:247:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 405
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:136:13+1 AM
Moonset
14:502:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1512:15 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:162:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:411:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:411:41 PM14:162:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:162:16 PM15:593:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:593:59 PM18:026:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:593:59 PM16:294:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:593:59 PM17:315:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:2410:24 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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