Monday 16 January 1956 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1011:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 13 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
07:497:49 AM to 31:487:48 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 11:1011:10 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 08:378:37 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 23:1411:14 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1011:10 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:206:20 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:409:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:409:40 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:342:34 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:224:22 PM | 18:066:06 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 19:007:00 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 | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42 AM+1 | 28:264:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |