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Wednesday 16 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Budhavāra. Trayodaśī began at 11:4111:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:012:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:012:01 PM

Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 335° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 335° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:3411:34 AM–13:201:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 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

Lābha07:137:13 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Śubha10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Roga11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Udvega13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PMneutral
Lābha15:193:19 PM–16:294:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:294:29 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid
Śubha18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Amṛta20:108:10 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Cara22:0110:01 PM–23:5111:51 PMneutral
Roga23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:323:32+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Udvega29:235:23+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 14:012:01 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 30:456:45+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:012:01 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:043:04+1 AM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:001:00 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī14:012:01 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija14:012:01 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 698
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:455:45+1 AM
Moonset
15:183:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3411:34 AM13:201:20 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1110:11 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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