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Wednesday 23 December 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 20:208:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 74 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

07:117:11 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 152° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 94% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 152° 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
  • Amṛta kāla10:0810:08 AM–11:3811:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:012:01 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
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:243:24 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Amṛta07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Kāla08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Śubha10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Roga11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Śubha18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Amṛta20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Cara21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMneutral
Roga23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good
Udvega28:364:36 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 18:036:03 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:117:11 AM
Taitilauntil 18:036:03 PM
Garauntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5212:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī18:036:03 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā12:2212:22 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya22:0810:08 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava07:117:11 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 914
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:163:16 PM
Moonset
28:494:49 AM+1

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0810:08 AM11:3811:38 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:243:24 AM+128:544:54 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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