Wednesday 3 July 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 49 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Thu | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:1811:18 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:076:07 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:272:27 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:385:38 AM | 07:037:03 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:323:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:542:54 AM+1 | 28:204:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |