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Thursday 12 December 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:251:25 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 150° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:446:44 AM–08:018:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:189:18 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:081:08 PM–14:252:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5812:58 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1a 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

Śubha06:446:44 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Roga08:018:01 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Udvega09:189:18 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Amṛta13:081:08 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Kāla14:252:25 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:426:42 PMgood
Cara18:426:42 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Lābha23:5211:52 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Udvega25:351:35 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:183:18 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Amṛta29:015:01 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 11:5411:54 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 17:265:26 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Taitilauntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:081:08 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī25:25 01:251:25 AM FriCaturdaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī11:5411:54 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva17:265:26 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava12:3212:32 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:45 06:456:45 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 510
Day length
10 h 14 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:213:21 PM
Moonset
28:564:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:018:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5812:58 AM+126:422:42 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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