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January 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 January 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:1212:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0612:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 90% 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–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:015:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:497:49 PM–21:289:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:559:55 AM–11:3411:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:042:04 PM–14:412:41 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Amṛta15:223:22 PM–16:314:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:314:31 PM–18:226:22 PMneutral
Roga18:226:22 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Kāla20:138:13 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:461:46+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Cara29:285:28+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 21:289:28 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Bavauntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:0612:06 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā21:289:28 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha10:5710:57 AMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0612:06 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 854
Day length
9 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:547:54 PM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:559:55 AM11:3411:34 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:042:04 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:015:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:289:28 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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