Saturday 18 March 2006 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:118:11 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 13:491:49 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:118:11 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:138:13 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:491:49 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:147:14 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 15:583:58 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 26:212:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |