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Monday 15 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1912:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:284:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:204:20 PM–17:465:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:516:51 AM–08:318:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:457:45 AM–09:109:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:113:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:513:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:105:10 AM–06:516:51 AMgood
Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Śubha08:318:31 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:113:11 PMneutral
Lābha15:113:11 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:316:31 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Kāla21:119:11 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Lābha22:3010:30 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1good
Amṛta26:292:29 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1good
Cara27:493:49 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 21:089:08 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Bavauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:516:51 AM–08:318:31 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:318:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:1912:19 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:38 01:381:38 AM TueJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyatīpāta21:089:08 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1912:19 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 496
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:2010:20 PM
Moonset
06:236:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:284:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:457:45 AM09:109:10 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:204:20 PM17:465:46 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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