Sunday 3 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:277:27 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 37 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 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 | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 07:277:27 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:371:37 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:5412:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:277:27 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:535:53 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:538:53 PM | 22:2110:21 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:375:37 AM+1 | 31:057:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |