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Monday 16 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5411:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚivarātri determinate

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 331° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 331° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1710:17 AM–11:5511:55 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4012:40 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:277:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–10:0510:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:281:28 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:523:52 PM–16:394:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:004:00+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Śubha10:0510:05 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Roga11:3511:35 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMneutral
Lābha16:044:04 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Amṛta17:335:33 PM–19:037:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:037:03 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:031:03+1 AMgood
Udvega25:031:03+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:342:34+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:044:04+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMgood
Cara29:345:34+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 23:5411:54 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 20:528:52 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 22:4510:45 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:5411:54 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–10:0510:05 AM
Abhijit 12:4012:40 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39+1 AM–25:271:27+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0510:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī23:5411:54 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā20:528:52 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddha22:4510:45 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara12:0812:08 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 650
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
30:236:23+1 AM
Moonset
16:344:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1710:17 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:281:28 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:523:52 PM16:394:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:277:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39+1 AM25:271:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:004:00+1 AM29:365:36+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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