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Thursday 20 December 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 20:568:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 83 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:267:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:086:08 AM–07:397:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:539:53 AM–10:4010:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Roga07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Cara10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMneutral
Lābha11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Kāla14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMavoid
Śubha16:144:14 PM–17:425:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:425:42 PM–19:147:14 PMgood
Cara19:147:14 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:552:55 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 19:057:05 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:345:34 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 09:559:55 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:058:05 AM
Taitilauntil 19:057:05 PM
Garauntil 29:565:56 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1

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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī19:057:05 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:345:34 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha09:559:55 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava08:058:05 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:59 05:595:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 007
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:573:57 PM
Moonset
28:394:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:267:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:086:08 AM07:397:39 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:539:53 AM10:4010:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:173:17 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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