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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 22 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī

Ravivāra. Trayodaśī began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:362:36 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 149° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 149° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:575:57 PM–19:367:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:121:12 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:363:36 PM–16:494:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:444:44 PM–17:225:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:494:49 PM–18:016:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Roga15:363:36 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Udvega16:494:49 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:016:01 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Amṛta19:497:49 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Cara21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMneutral
Roga23:2411:24 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:121:12 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:003:00 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Udvega28:474:47 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:356:35 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:238:23 AM+1

08:228:22 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:268:26 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 31:147:14 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:362:36 PM
Taitilauntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:494:49 PM–18:016:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:016:01 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī26:49 02:492:49 AM MonCaturdaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:268:26 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya31:14 07:147:14 AM MonŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava14:362:36 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra32:23 08:238:23 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 974
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:224:22 PM
Moonset
30:306:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:363:36 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:444:44 PM17:225:22 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:494:49 PM18:016:01 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:575:57 PM19:367:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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