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Tuesday 6 January 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:2712:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3210:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3210:32 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:161:16 PM–14:482:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:361:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5511:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:372:37 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Kāla13:361:36 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Roga15:593:59 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:115:11 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Lābha18:596:59 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Udvega20:478:47 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2412:24 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Cara26:122:12 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 14:482:48 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Bavauntil 21:529:52 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:593:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā10:3210:32 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā14:482:48 PMMaghā
YogaPrīti22:5110:51 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:3210:32 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 581
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:328:32 PM
Moonset
09:439:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:372:37 AM+128:124:12 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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