Friday 27 March 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 21:319:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:146:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:136:13 AM to 30:116:11 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 18:146:14 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 20:198:19 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Sat | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:527:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:521:52 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 26:492:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |