Sunday 13 March 2005 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4211:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 11:4211:42 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Mon | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:2811:28 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:4211:42 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:484:48 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:544:54 PM | 18:236:23 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:028:02 PM | 21:379:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |