Wednesday 16 January 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5611:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 29 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 11:5611:56 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:079:07 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 22:5010:50 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:5611:56 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:324:32 PM | 18:116:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:272:27+1 AM | 28:064:06+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |