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Friday 18 December 1959 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:311:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:311:31 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 215° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 215° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:0810:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0312:03 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:051:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:242:24 PM–15:313:31 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:477:47 AM–08:538:53 AMneutral
Lābha08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Amṛta09:599:59 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Kāla11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Śubha12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Roga13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Udvega14:242:24 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Lābha20:258:25 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Udvega22:1810:18 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1212:12+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:062:06+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Cara28:004:00+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMneutral
Roga29:545:54+1 AM–31:477:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47+1 AM

07:477:47 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 13:311:31 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:5011:50 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:311:31 PM
Bavauntil 26:262:26+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1212:12 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā13:311:31 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:37 05:375:37 AM SatĀśleṣā
YogaIndra23:5011:50 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:311:31 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:47 07:477:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 455
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:567:56 PM
Moonset
09:389:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:0810:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0312:03 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:2112:21+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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