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Friday 13 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Śukravāra. Trayodaśī began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1110:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

07:417:41 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2010:20 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā 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 muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:066:06+1 AM–31:347:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:199:19 PM–22:4710:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara07:417:41 AM–08:518:51 AMneutral
Lābha08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMgood
Amṛta10:0110:01 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Śubha12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Roga13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Udvega14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Kāla18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Udvega22:3110:31 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2112:21+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:112:11+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMgood
Cara28:014:01+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMneutral
Roga29:515:51+1 AM–31:417:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:417:41+1 AM

07:417:41 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 22:1110:11 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 10:2010:20 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 14:242:24 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3411:34 AM
Taitilauntil 22:1110:11 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2112:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī22:1110:11 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī10:2010:20 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva14:242:24 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava11:3411:34 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:41 07:417:41 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 192
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:003:00 PM
Moonset
30:246:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:417:41 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:412:41 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:199:19 PM22:4710:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:066:06+1 AM31:347:34+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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