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Thursday 20 December 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 21:569:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 93 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 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 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 muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 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
  • Amṛta kāla16:174:17 PM–17:485:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:087:08 AM–08:398:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4110:41 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Amṛta14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Śubha17:035:03 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:326:32 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Cara20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMneutral
Roga21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Udvega26:102:10 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:423:42 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Amṛta29:145:14 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 20:058:05 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:346:34 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Taitilauntil 20:058:05 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  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 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī20:058:05 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:346:34 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha10:5510:55 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava09:059:05 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:45 06:456:45 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 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:464:46 PM
Moonset
29:255:25 AM+1

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 twilight05:325:32 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:087:08 AM08:398:39 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4110:41 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
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 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:174:17 PM17:485:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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