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Thursday 17 February 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Phālguna Śukla Tṛtīyā

Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3710:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3710:37 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 37° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 37° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:064:06 PM–17:345:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:525:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:058:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:4510:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:173:17 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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Roga08:058:05 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Cara10:4510:45 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Śubha16:054:05 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Cara19:057:05 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0412:04+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Udvega25:441:44+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:243:24+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:045:04+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:3710:37 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:298:29 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:3710:37 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:119:11 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā10:3710:37 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:298:29 PMRevatī
YogaSādhya22:5610:56 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara10:3710:37 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:44 06:446:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 899
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:507:50 AM
Moonset
21:019:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:058:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:217:21 AM08:498:49 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:173:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:064:06 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:525:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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