Friday 26 December 2003 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:288:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 08:288:28 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:049:04 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Sat | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:288:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 26:272:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |