12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
December 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 20 December 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 03:563:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:052:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:053:05 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 148° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 148° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:4811:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:469:46 AM–10:2810:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:081:08 PM–14:392:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:412:41 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

Śubha06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Roga07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Amṛta12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Śubha15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Cara18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13 AM+1good
Udvega25:131:13 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 26:052:05 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 16:554:55 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:053:05 PM
Taitilauntil 26:052:05 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī26:05 02:052:05 AM FriCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:34 00:3412:34 AM FriRohiṇī
YogaSiddha16:554:55 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava15:053:05 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:15 06:156:15 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 007
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:592:59 PM
Moonset
28:294:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:156:15 AM07:347:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:469:46 AM10:2810:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:392:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1710:17 PM23:4811:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°07′04″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
25°17′ N 51°32′ E · GeoNames 290030
‹ Wed 19 DecTodayFri 21 Dec ›