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Monday 18 December 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Somavāra. Trayodaśī began at 23:3011:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:479:47 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:496:49 PM–20:148:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1910:19 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta06:326:32 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Śubha09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:085:08 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:311:31 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1good
Amṛta27:113:11 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32 AM+1

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 20:008:00 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:568:56 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 15:483:48 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:479:47 AM
Taitilauntil 20:008:00 PM
Garauntil 30:116:11 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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 09:119:11 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 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 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 Trayodaśī20:008:00 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:568:56 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha15:483:48 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava09:479:47 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 204
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:073:07 PM
Moonset
29:155:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:496:49 PM20:148:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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