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Wednesday 16 December 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:158:15 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 334° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 334° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1112:11+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:118:11 AM–09:409:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:341:34 PM–15:203:20 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

Lābha06:436:43 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Amṛta08:118:11 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Kāla09:409:40 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Śubha11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Cara15:333:33 PM–17:015:01 PMneutral
Lābha17:015:01 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Śubha20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Amṛta21:339:33 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3712:37+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:082:08+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:403:40+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Udvega29:125:12+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 16:014:01 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 09:089:08 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 08:158:15 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:014:01 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:045:04+1 AM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī16:014:01 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā09:089:08 AMAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā08:158:15 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija16:014:01 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 698
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:325:32+1 AM
Moonset
16:514:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:341:34 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1112:11+1 AM25:571:57+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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