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Thursday 14 January 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:3510:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5312:53 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0012:00+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:141:14 PM–15:023:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:122:12 PM–14:502:50 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

Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Śubha15:323:32 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:326:32 PMgood
Cara18:326:32 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0012:00+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Udvega25:491:49+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 26:412:41+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 18:266:26 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Bavauntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:212:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:5312:53 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraMaghā26:41 02:412:41 AM FriPūrva Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān18:266:26 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5312:53 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:16 07:167:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 500
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:048:04 PM
Moonset
08:588:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:0311:03 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:141:14 PM15:023:02 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:122:12 PM14:502:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0012:00+1 AM25:471:47+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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