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Tuesday 17 December 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4812:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 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 muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:442:44 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:124:12 PM–17:575:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:4511:45 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

Roga06:506:50 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Lābha19:127:12 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Cara25:511:51 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:115:11 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 29:215:21 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:581:58 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī24:48 00:4812:48 AM WedCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā29:21 05:215:21 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSiddha25:58 01:581:58 AM WedSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava11:5411:54 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 160
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:413:41 PM
Moonset
29:135:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:442:44 AM+128:294:29 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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