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Monday 20 December 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 23:3511:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:068:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:539:53 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 151° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 94% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 151° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:304:30 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:304:30 PM–17:595:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:384:38 PM–18:036:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:078:07 AM–09:329:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:022:02 PM–14:392:39 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

Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Udvega11:5311:53 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:122:12 PMneutral
Lābha14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Amṛta15:213:21 PM–16:304:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:304:30 PM–18:216:21 PMneutral
Roga18:216:21 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Lābha22:0210:02 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Udvega23:5311:53 PM–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Cara29:255:25 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:304:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 20:068:06 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:466:46 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:539:53 AM
Taitilauntil 20:068:06 PM
Garauntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:304:30 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī20:068:06 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:466:46 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha11:3811:38 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava09:539:53 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 067
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:073:07 PM
Moonset
29:385:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:078:07 AM09:329:32 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:022:02 PM14:392:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:304:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:304:30 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:304:30 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:304:30 PM17:595:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:384:38 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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