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Saturday 5 April 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:148:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

05:155:15 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 36° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 36° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:155:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:155:15 AM–06:526:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:076:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:076:07 AM–06:586:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–10:0510:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:191:19 PM–14:562:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4511:45 PM–25:341:34+1 AMa 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

Kāla05:155:15 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Śubha06:526:52 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Udvega10:0510:05 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Cara11:4211:42 AM–13:191:19 PMneutral
Lābha13:191:19 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Amṛta14:562:56 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:096:09 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Udvega19:327:32 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Śubha20:558:55 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Amṛta22:1810:18 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Cara23:4111:41 PM–25:041:04+1 AMneutral
Roga25:041:04+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:272:27+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:503:50+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:155:15 AM to 29:135:13+1 AM

05:155:15 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:135:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 10:1110:11 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 27:073:07+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–10:0510:05 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0510:05 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā10:5510:55 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraBharaṇī10:1110:11 AMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti27:07 03:073:07 AM SunĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara10:5510:55 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:13 05:135:13 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 269
Day length
12 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:516:51 AM
Moonset
21:359:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:155:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:304:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:155:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:155:15 AM07:507:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:155:15 AM06:526:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:155:15 AM06:076:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:076:07 AM06:586:58 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:507:50 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4511:45 PM25:341:34+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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