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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 22 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Ravivāra. Trayodaśī began at 21:289:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:499:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 151° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 94% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 151° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:362:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Cara07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMneutral
Lābha08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Amṛta10:1310:13 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Kāla11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Śubha12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Roga14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Udvega15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Amṛta18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Cara20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMneutral
Roga21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Udvega26:552:55+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:354:35+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 21:499:49 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:263:26 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 26:142:14+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:369:36 AM
Taitilauntil 21:499:49 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:494:49 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī21:499:49 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:263:26 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya26:14 02:142:14 AM MonŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava09:369:36 AMTaitila
VāraRavivāra30:16 06:166:16 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 974
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:083:08 PM
Moonset
28:384:38+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:362:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:074:07 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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