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Tuesday 17 December 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1810:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:249:24 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, 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 muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:199:19 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:529:52 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–13:561:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:421:42 PM–15:273:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1an 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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Udvega08:318:31 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Cara09:529:52 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Kāla13:561:56 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Roga16:394:39 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3512:35 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Cara26:142:14 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1neutral
Roga27:523:52 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:315:31 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 22:1810:18 PM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:249:24 AM
Taitilauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī22:1810:18 PMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā26:51 02:512:51 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSiddha23:2811:28 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava09:249:24 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 160
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:124:12 PM
Moonset
29:395:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:199:19 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM24:0912:09 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14 AM+125:591:59 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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