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Friday 17 March 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 22:3710:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:087:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

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

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:518:51 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 32° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 32° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:585:58 PM–19:237:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:119:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5911:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:592:59 PM–16:294:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:498:49 PM–22:1410:14 PMa 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

Cara05:595:59 AM–07:297:29 AMneutral
Lābha07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Amṛta08:598:59 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Śubha11:5911:59 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Udvega14:592:59 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Cara16:294:29 PM–17:595:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:595:59 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Kāla19:297:29 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Lābha20:598:59 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Śubha23:5811:58 PM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:281:28+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMgood
Cara26:582:58+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMneutral
Roga28:284:28+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 19:087:08 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 24:2212:22+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:518:51 AM
Garauntil 19:087:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2910:29 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5911:59 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā19:087:08 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraAśvinī24:22 00:2212:22 AM SatBharaṇī
YogaIndra22:5610:56 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila08:518:51 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra29:57 05:575:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 928
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:476:47 AM
Moonset
21:159:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:297:29 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:119:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:585:58 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:498:49 PM22:1410:14 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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