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Thursday 15 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:282:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2411:24 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 210° ahead of it, in Maghā, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 210° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:419:41 AM–11:2411:24 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:549:54 AM–11:2211:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5210:52 AM–11:3911:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3312:33+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Cara11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMneutral
Lābha12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMgood
Amṛta14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Kāla15:463:46 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid
Śubha17:145:14 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:436:43 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Cara20:148:14 PM–21:469:46 PMneutral
Roga21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Kāla23:1811:18 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Udvega26:222:22+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:543:54+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:265:26+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 11:2411:24 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:351:35 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+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. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā26:28 02:282:28 AM FriCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā11:2411:24 AMMaghā
YogaĀyuṣmān27:42 03:423:42 AM FriSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija13:351:35 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:58 06:586:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 363
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:598:59 PM
Moonset
08:458:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:419:41 AM11:2411:24 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5210:52 AM11:3911:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3312:33+1 AM26:192:19+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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