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Wednesday 23 December 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 01:201:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0311:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:116:11 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 150° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 93% 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 muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:083:08 PM–16:384:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:116:11 AM–07:417:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:085:08 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Amṛta06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Cara15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMneutral
Lābha17:365:36 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Śubha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Amṛta21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1612:16+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:291:29+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:422:42+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMgood
Udvega27:553:55+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09+1 AM

05:085:08 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 23:0311:03 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:225:22 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 06:116:11 AM
Sādhyauntil 27:083:08+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Taitilauntil 23:0311:03 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī23:0311:03 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:225:22 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha06:116:11 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava12:1112:11 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 914
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:065:06 PM
Moonset
27:593:59+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:116:11 AM07:417:41 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:083:08 PM16:384:38 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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