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Tuesday 16 April 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Trayodaśī began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 338° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 338° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:266:26 PM–20:008:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya09:059:05 AM–10:3810:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:3411:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:304:30 PM–18:096:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5112:51+1 AMan 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

Roga06:386:38 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Kāla14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PMavoid
Śubha16:304:30 PM–18:096:09 PMgood
Roga18:096:09 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Lābha21:099:09 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Udvega22:3010:30 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Śubha23:5111:51 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:121:12+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMgood
Cara26:342:34+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMneutral
Roga27:553:55+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:165:16+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 08:468:46 AM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:016:01 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:468:46 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:078:07 PM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:304:30 PM–18:096:09 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:149:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:096:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:149:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Trayodaśī08:468:46 AMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:0711:07 PMRevatī
YogaIndra18:016:01 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija08:468:46 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 724
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
30:096:09+1 AM
Moonset
18:106:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:059:05 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:304:30 PM18:096:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:266:26 PM20:008:00 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:149:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0712:07+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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