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Monday 20 December 1999 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 01:351:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5311:53 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 150° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 94% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 150° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:386:38 PM–20:038:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0710:07 AM–11:3211:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:104:10 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Amṛta17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Kāla21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3812:38+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:423:42+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Cara29:145:14+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 22:0610:06 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:468:46 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 13:381:38 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5311:53 AM
Taitilauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī22:0610:06 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:468:46 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha13:381:38 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava11:5311:53 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 067
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:414:41 PM
Moonset
29:215:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:3211:32 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:386:38 PM20:038:03 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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